Würfel
See also: würfel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German würfel, from Old High German wurfil, from Proto-Germanic *wurpilaz (“a die”), akin to *werpaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to throw, twist, bend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvʏʁfəl/, [ˈvʏʁfl̩]
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Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- die (game piece)
- (geometry) cube; regular polyhedron with six identical square faces
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Brühwürfel
- Dominowürfel
- Eiswürfel
- Holzwürfel
- Kartoffelwürfel
- Kohlrabiwürfel
- Paprikawürfel
- Sitzwürfel
- Zauberwürfel
- Zuckerwürfel
- Zwiebelwürfel
Related terms
- Werfen
- Würfelauge
- Würfelbecher
- Würfelspiel
- Würfelstein
- Würfelzahl
Further reading
- “Würfel” in Duden online
- “Würfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Würfel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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