Übel

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See also: übel and ubël

German

Etymology

From Middle High German übel n (synonym übele, übel f); more at übel. Cognate with English evil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔyːbl̩/, /ˈʔyːbəl/
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Symbol

Übel

  1. (in Austria) The letter Ü in the German spelling alphabet.
    variants: Übermut (in Germany), uniform echo (spelling of the digraph ue)/uniform with umlaut (international)

Noun

Übel n (strong, genitive Übels, plural Übel)

  1. a problem, an unfavorable result, something causing suffering or unpleasantness, an evil
    Du musst das kleinere Übel wählen. ― You must choose the lesser evil.
    ein notwendiges Übel ― a necessary evil
    dem Übel abhelfen ― remedy the problem
    die Wurzel des Übels ― the cause of the problem
  2. bad (an economic good with a negative price)
  3. (archaic) illness; suffering

Declension

Declension of Übel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Übel die Übel
genitive eines des Übels der Übel
dative einem dem Übel den Übeln
accusative ein das Übel die Übel

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Übel” in Duden online
  • “Übel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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