Fiale

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fiala (“phial”). Doublet of Phiole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈaːlə/
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Noun

Fiale f (genitive Fiale, plural Fialen)

  1. (architecture) pinnacle
    Synonyms: Pinakel, Spitzturm
    • 1888, Adolf Göller, Die Entstehung der architektonischen Stilformen, Stuttgart: Wittwer, page 260:
      Die Fiale ist ein lehrreiches Beispiel für das Erfinden einer Schmuckform durch das neuartige Zusammenstellen von Elementen früher entwickelter anderer Schmuckformen, ebenso ein lehrreiches Beispiel für die Steigerung eines formalen Reizes.
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Declension

Declension of Fiale
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fiale die Fialen
genitive einer der Fiale der Fialen
dative einer der Fiale den Fialen
accusative eine die Fiale die Fialen

Further reading

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