Dübel

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See also: dubel, Dubel, dübel, and dûbel

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tübel, from Old High German tubil, from Proto-Germanic *dubilaz, probably derived from *dubjaną (whence English to dub). The modern onset d- is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dövel and see the obsolete variant above). Cognate with Dutch deuvel, perhaps also English dowel (see there).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdyːbəl/, /ˈdyːbl̩/
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Noun

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Dübel m (strong, genitive Dübels, plural Dübel)

  1. dowel
  2. (slang) joint (marijuana cigarette)
    Synonyms: Joint, Ofen, Tüte
    • 2019, Amon Barth, Breit: Mein Leben als Kiffer[1], Rowohlt E-Book, →ISBN:
      Fasziniert starre ich trotzdem weiter auf Florian, der anfängt, einen neuen Joint zu bauen. «So Jungs, es ist vollbracht. Der Dübel ist fertig.»
      Still, fascinated, I keep staring at Florian, who is starting to build a new joint. “So guys, it's done. The toke tube is ready."

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Russian: дю́бель (djúbelʹ)
    • Armenian: դյուբել (dyubel)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Latin script: tìpl
    Cyrillic script: тѝпл
  • Turkish: dübel

Further reading

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  • Dübel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Dübel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Dübel” in Duden online
  • Dübel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de