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Nabel
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nabel
German
Etymology
de ine-pro 1
From de gmh nabel, gmh nabele, from de goh nabalo, from de gmw-pro *nabulō, from de gem-pro *nabalô, ultimately from de ine-pro *h₃nóbʰōl.
Pronunciation
de /ˈnaːbəl/
de De-Nabel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de anatomy navel; bellybutton
de figurative centre; middle
de Nabel der Welt centre of the world
Usage notes
navel Although the simplex is not rare, the commoner word in contemporary German is the compound de Bauchnabel.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de entnabeln
de Bauchnabel
de Nabel der Welt
de Nabelschnur
de Nabelschwein peccary, javelina
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