spiegel

See also: Spiegel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spiegel, from Medieval Latin spēglum, from Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspiɣəl/
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  • Hyphenation: spie‧gel

Noun

spiegel m (plural spiegels, diminutive spiegeltje n)

  1. mirror
    Spiegeltje, spiegeltje aan de wand, wie is de schoonste van het land?
    Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of the land?
  2. stern of a ship
  3. level (amount of a substance)

Derived terms

German

Verb

spiegel

  1. First-person singular present of spiegeln.
  2. Imperative singular of spiegeln.

Middle High German

Noun

spiegel ?

  1. mirror
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