"Griffel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʁɪfl̩/ Audio: De-Griffel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German griffel, from Old High German griffil. By surface analysis, Griff + -el. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|griffel}} Middle High German griffel, {{der|de|goh|griffil}} Old High German griffil, {{surf|de|Griff|-el}} By surface analysis, Griff + -el Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Griffel m (strong, genitive Griffels, plural Griffel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Griffels [genitive], Griffel [plural], strong [table-tags], Griffel [nominative, singular], Griffel [definite, nominative, plural], Griffels [genitive, singular], Griffel [definite, genitive, plural], Griffel [dative, singular], Griffeln [dative, definite, plural], Griffel [accusative, singular], Griffel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. stylus, pen, slate pencil (an antiquated writing tool, used in ancient times, prior to the appearance of blackboards) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Writing instruments
    Sense id: en-Griffel-de-noun-4evc5cCx Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 95 4 1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -el, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 76 23 1 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -el: 71 25 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 20 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 19 2
  2. (botany) style Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy Synonyms: Stylus
    Sense id: en-Griffel-de-noun-y4brLZFN Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 22 76 2 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (colloquial, usually in the plural) finger, mitt Tags: colloquial, masculine, plural-normally, strong Categories (topical): Fingers
    Sense id: en-Griffel-de-noun-vBCfpFZi Disambiguation of Fingers: 32 15 53

Inflected forms

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