Masculine

Befehl

  1. (masculine, strong) command, order
  2. (masculine, strong) command

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bifääl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[bəˈfeːl]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bevel, synchronically analyzed as a deverbal noun from befehlen (“to order, command”). Compare also Dutch bevel.

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