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übel

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) bad, evil, terrible (not good, in quality or morality)
  2. (impersonal,not-comparable) unwell, sick, queasy, nauseous

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

iibel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

laid

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

un’guet

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ketzerig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ketzerlig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kotzerig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈyːbəl/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German übel, from Old High German ubil, from Proto-West Germanic *ubil. Compare Dutch euvel, English evil.

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