Säbel

See also: sabel

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German sabel, possibly from Old Polish (cp. Polish szabla), from Hungarian szablya.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɛːbl̩/, /ˈzɛːbəl/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /ˈzeːbl̩/, /ˈzeːbəl/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
IPA^(key): /ˈseːb̥l̩/ (Austria)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Sä‧bel

Noun

Säbel m (strong, genitive Säbels, plural Säbel)

sabre

Declension

Declension of Säbel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Säbel	die	Säbel
genitive	eines	des	Säbels	der	Säbel
dative	einem	dem	Säbel	den	Säbeln
accusative	einen	den	Säbel	die	Säbel

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Danish: sabel
→ French: sabre
- → English: sabre
→ Dutch: sabel
- Afrikaans: sabel
- → Japanese: サーベル (sāberu)
- → Papiamentu: sabel (dated)
→ Norwegian: sabel
→ Swedish: sabel

Further reading

“Säbel” in Duden online

Plautdietsch

Noun

Säbel m (plural Säbels)

sabre, cutlass

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