Würfel

See also: würfel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German würfel, from Old High German wurfil, from Proto-Germanic *wurpilaz (a die), akin to *werpaną, both from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (to throw, twist, bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʏʁfəl/, [ˈvʏʁfl̩]
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Noun

Würfel m (strong, genitive Würfels, plural Würfel)

  1. die (game piece)
  2. (geometry) cube; regular polyhedron with six identical square faces

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