# die Sichel

die Sichel is a German noun meaning “sickle”. Forms: der Sichel, die Sicheln.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Sichel
- Plural: die Sicheln

## In other languages

- Русский: серп
- Українська: серп

## Meanings

1. sickle
2. crescent (shape of the moon and some planets when partially illuminated less than half a full circle)

## Examples

- Hammer und Sichel stehen für den Kommunismus. — The hammer and sickle stand for communism.
- Die Dorfbewohner hatten Fackeln und Sicheln. — The villagers had torches and sickles.
- Das Symbol des Kommunismus sind Hammer und Sichel. — The symbol of communism is the hammer and sickle.

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