Frevel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrevel, Old High German fravilī, Proto-West Germanic *frafal(ī).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʁeːfəl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fʁeːvəl/ (less commonly)
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Noun

Frevel m (strong, genitive Frevels, plural Frevel)

  1. outrage, crime, sin
  2. sacrilege, iniquity

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Frevel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Frevel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Frevel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Frevel” in Duden online
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