Karnickel

German

Etymology

From earlier German Low German Kanickel, from a variant of Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle French connin (see Kaninchen). The form is probably based on Latin cunīculus. The -r-might have entered the word from the Brandenburg area, where non-rhotic and strongly rhotic Low German dialects neighboured. The word was probably pronounced with [äː], a sound close to the northern Brandenburg realisation of /ar/, which is [aː]. This led to a pronunciation with [ar] for some southern, rhotic speakers, which was still considered a random idiosyncrasy in 1903.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaʁˈnɪkəl/, [kaːˈnɪkl̩], [kaʁˈnɪkl̩]
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Noun

Karnickel n (strong, genitive Karnickels, plural Karnickel, diminutive Karnickelchen n)

  1. (Northern Germany) rabbit
    Synonyms: (colloquial) Hase; Kaninchen

Declension
Declension of Karnickel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Karnickel die Karnickel
genitive eines des Karnickels der Karnickel
dative einem dem Karnickel den Karnickeln
accusative ein das Karnickel die Karnickel

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Karnickelbock
  • Karnickelfutter
  • Karnickelkreislauf
  • Karnickelschein
  • Karnickelschwanz
  • Karnickelstall
  • sich wie die Karnickel vermehren
  • sich wie Karnickel vermehren
  • Versuchskarnickel

Further reading
  • “Karnickel” in Duden online
  • “Karnickel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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