Tadel

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See also: tadel and tādēļ

German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German tadel, a borrowing from Middle Low German which replaced Middle High German zadel, from Old High German zādal; further etymology unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːdl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Ta‧del

Noun

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Tadel m (strong, genitive Tadels, plural Tadel)

  1. blame; reproof
  2. (dated) flaw, blemish
    Synonyms: Makel, Fehler

Declension

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Declension of Tadel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tadel die Tadel
genitive eines des Tadels der Tadel
dative einem dem Tadel den Tadeln
accusative einen den Tadel die Tadel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Tadel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 812

Further reading

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