GermanDict
Sign Up Sign In

der Spiegel

noun · /ˈʃpiːɡl̩/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German spiegel, from Old High German spiegal, spēgal, from Proto-West Germanic *spēgl (“mirror”). Cognate with Hunsrik Spieghel.

Translation

  1. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light) masculine, strong

    […] Sie hatte auch einen Spiegel, vor den trat sie alle Morgen und fragte: / „Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand: / wer ist die schönste Frau in dem ganzen Land?“

    She had a Mirror before which she came every morning. She'd ask: Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest Woman in the entire land?"

    Sie hatte einen großen Spiegel.

    She had a large mirror.

  2. level (of a liquid within a delimited space or a substance in a liquid mixture) masculine, strong

    Meeresspiegel

    sea level

    Alkoholspiegel

    alcohol level (amount in blood, for example)

    Testosteronspiegel

    testosterone level

  3. surface (flat overside or up-side of a liquid) masculine, strong
  4. schematic overview, table (two-dimensional presentation of data) masculine, strong

    Notenspiegel

    transcript (as in a set of notes that mirrors the conversation)

    Gehaltsspiegel

    salary tables (pay levels)

  5. white or light-coloured mark (on an animal); on the forehead of horses and cattle masculine, strong

    Das Pony hatte einen hübsch geformten Spiegel auf der Stirn.

    The pony had a nicely shaped mark on the forehead.

  6. white or light-coloured mark (on an animal); on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock masculine, strong
  7. white or light-coloured mark (on an animal); on the hindquarters of deer masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Spiegel Spiegel
Accusative Spiegel Spiegel
Dative Spiegel Spiegeln
Genitive Spiegels Spiegel