Funzel

German

Etymology

Unknown; maybe from funken + -sel (which properly would give *Funksel)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʊnt͡səl/, [ˈfʊnt͡sl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Fun‧zel

Noun

Funzel f (genitive Funzel, plural Funzeln)

1. (obsolete, mining) lamp
2. (colloquial) weak lamp

Declension

Declension of Funzel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Funzel	die	Funzeln
genitive	einer	der	Funzel	der	Funzeln
dative	einer	der	Funzel	den	Funzeln
accusative	eine	die	Funzel	die	Funzeln

Derived terms

• funzelig

Further reading

• Funzel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Funzel” in Duden online
• “Funzel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache