Wandel

See also: wandel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wandel, from Old High German wandil. Synchronically a deverbal of wandeln.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvandl̩/, /ˈvandəl/
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Noun

Wandel m (strong, genitive Wandels, plural Wandel)

transformation, change
Synonym: Wandlung
(dated) lifestyle; way of life
Synonym: Lebensführung
(obsolete) defect

Declension

Declension of Wandel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wandel	die	Wandel
genitive	eines	des	Wandels	der	Wandel
dative	einem	dem	Wandel	den	Wandeln
accusative	einen	den	Wandel	die	Wandel

Derived terms

Derived terms

Handel und Wandel (“trade and traffic”, literally “trade and change”)
Klimawandel
Lautwandel
Sinneswandel
Sprachwandel

Further reading

“Wandel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Wandel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Wandel” in Duden online
“Wandel” in OpenThesaurus.de
Wandel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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