Masculine

Dübel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) dowel (pin to hold two pieces together)
  2. (masculine, strong) wall plug, screw anchor (inset to fasten screws in holes drilled in e.g. masonry)
  3. (masculine, slang, strong) joint (marijuana cigarette)

Concepts

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

diibel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

duubel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdyːbəl/
Etymology

In summary

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).

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