Gretel

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛtəl, -eɪtəl === Proper noun === Gretel A diminutive of the female given name Margarete, from German. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === reglet == German == === Alternative forms === Grethel === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːtl̩/ === Proper noun === Gretel n or f a diminutive of the female given name Margarete Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel (original German name: Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel und Grethel)). 1812, Kinder- und Haus-Märchen. Gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm, p. 52 & 53 (Gretel with feminine gender) and p. 55 & 57 (Gretel with neuter gender), part of the fairy tale Hänsel und Gretel: == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gretel. === Proper noun === Gretel f Gretel a female given name from German