Fackel

German

Etymology

From Old High German faccala, from Proto-West Germanic *fakkulā (“torch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfakəl/, [ˈfakl̩]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fa‧ckel

Noun

Fackel f (genitive Fackel, plural Fackeln)

  1. torch

Declension
Declension of Fackel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fackel die Fackeln
genitive einer der Fackel der Fackeln
dative einer der Fackel den Fackeln
accusative eine die Fackel die Fackeln

Derived terms
  • Fackelflamme, Fackellauf, Fackellicht, Fackelrohr, Fackelschein, Fackelträger, Fackelumzug, Fackelzug

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: факел (fakel), факла (fakla)
  • → Macedonian: факел (fakel)
  • → Russian: факел (fakel)

Further reading
  • “Fackel” in Duden online
  • “Fackel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Fackel.

Noun

Fackel f (plural Fackle)

  1. torch
  2. bundle of straw for thatching
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