Spieglein

dasNoun

little mirror

English translations

  1. 01

    little mirror

Word details

German meaning
"Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand" ist der Beginn einer berühmten Frage im Märchen Schneewittchen, gerichtet an einen sprechenden Spiegel.
English meaning
"Mirror, mirror on the wall" is the beginning of a famous question in the fairy tale Snow White, addressed to a talking mirror.
Synonym
kleiner Spiegel
German example
Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?
English example
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?"
Type
Noun
Article
das
Singular Form
das Spieglein
Plural Form
die Spieglein

Example sentences with “Spieglein”

  1. Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand... (Mirror, mirror on the wall...)

Frequently asked questions

Is Spieglein a real word?

It is a literary or archaic diminutive of 'Spiegel'. It is neuter.