Eulenspiegel

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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

Noun

Eulenspiegel m (strong, genitive Eulenspiegels, plural Eulenspiegel)

  1. jester, prankster

Declension

Declension of Eulenspiegel
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

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