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die Fackel

B2

torch / flare

English meaning
torch / flare
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Fackeln

Fackel in a sentence

Die Fackel leuchtete hell in der Dunkelheit.

The torch shone brightly in the darkness.

Declension of die Fackel

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Fackeldie Fackeln
Accusativedie Fackeldie Fackeln
Dativeder Fackelden Fackeln
Genitiveder Fackelder Fackeln

Where Fackel comes from

Das Wort geht über mittelhochdeutschem vackel auf die seit dem 8. Jahrhundert bezeugten althochdeutschen Formen faccala / fackala, fackila, fackula, fackla ‚Fackel, Kienfackel‘ zurück, die ihrerseits entlehnt sind aus gleichbedeutend vulgär…

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Questions about Fackel

Is it der, die or das Fackel?

It is die Fackel — Fackel is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Fackeln.

What is the plural of Fackel?

The plural of die Fackel is die Fackeln.

What is the genitive of Fackel?

The genitive singular is der Fackel. The dative plural is den Fackeln.

What does Fackel mean in English?

die Fackel means "torch / flare". For example: "Die Fackel leuchtete hell in der Dunkelheit." — "The torch shone brightly in the darkness."

What level is Fackel in German?

Fackel is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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