English

Proper noun

Spiegel

1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German spiegel, from Old High German spiegal or spēgal, from Latin speglum, from Latin speculum. Cognate with Dutch spiegel.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpiːɡ(ə)l/

Noun

Spiegel m ‎(genitive Spiegels, plural Spiegel, diminutive Spiegelchen n or Spieglein n)

1. mirror

   Sie hatte einen grossen Spiegel.‎

   She had a large mirror.

2. white or light-coloured mark
   1. on the forehead of horses and cattle
   2. on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock
   3. (hunting) on the hind quarters of deer
3. level of a liquid

Declension

Derived terms

• Autospiegel
• Blutspiegel - blood level
• Cholesterinspiegel - blood cholesterol level
• Meeresspiegel
• Plasmaspiegel
• Wasserspiegel - water level

Related terms

• spiegeln

References

1. ↑ “Spiegel” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1

Dutch

Noun

spiegel m ‎(plural spiegels, diminutive spiegeltje n)

1. mirror

   Spiegeltje, spiegeltje aan de wand, wie is de schoonste van het land?‎

   Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of the land?

2. stern of a ship
3. level (amount of a substance)

Derived terms

• hormoonspiegel
• zeespiegel
• spiegelei
• spiegelglad

German

Verb

spiegel

1. First-person singular present of spiegeln.
2. Imperative singular of spiegeln.