Eulenspiegel
German
Dyl Ulenspiegel
Etymology
From Ulenspiegel (1st half of the 16th century), Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel. Its modern semantics is due to the mischievous nature of Till Eulenspiegel, protagonist of a folklore published in 1515.
By surface analysis, Eule + -n- + Spiegel, literally “owl mirror”, an analysis already drawn upon in the original tale.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Eu‧len‧spie‧gel
Declension
Declension of Eulenspiegel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Eulenspiegel | die | Eulenspiegel |
| genitive | eines | des | Eulenspiegels | der | Eulenspiegel |
| dative | einem | dem | Eulenspiegel | den | Eulenspiegeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Eulenspiegel | die | Eulenspiegel |
Derived terms
Further reading
Eulenspiegel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Eulenspiegel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Eulenspiegel” in Duden online
- “Eulenspiegel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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