Fibel

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiːbl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fi‧bel

Etymology 1

15th century, from a popular (perhaps childish) dissimilation of Bibel (“bible”). Primers were originally based on passages from the Bible.

Noun

Fibel f (genitive Fibel, plural Fibeln)

1. primer
   1. book for teaching children to read and write
   2. introductory manual on any topic

Declension

Declension of Fibel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fibel	die	Fibeln
genitive	einer	der	Fibel	der	Fibeln
dative	einer	der	Fibel	den	Fibeln
accusative	eine	die	Fibel	die	Fibeln

Etymology 2

19th century, from Latin fībula.

Noun

Fibel f (genitive Fibel, plural Fibeln)

1. fibula (ancient brooch)

Declension

Declension of Fibel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fibel	die	Fibeln
genitive	einer	der	Fibel	der	Fibeln
dative	einer	der	Fibel	den	Fibeln
accusative	eine	die	Fibel	die	Fibeln

Further reading

• “Fibel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Fibel (Buch)” in Duden online
• “Fibel (Spange)” in Duden online