Schneckn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Schneck (West Central, South Central)

Etymology

From Middle High German snëcke, from Old High German sneggo, snecco, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃne̞ɡ̥ːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Schneckn

Noun

Schneckn f (plural Schneckn, diminutive Schneckerl) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol, Vienna)

  1. (zoology) snail, slug
  2. the cochlea in the inner ear
  3. a screw or worm thread
  4. (lutherie) scroll (the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)
  5. pastry in the form of a snail
  6. (heraldry, rare) a stylized charge consisting of a tapering spiral inward from the edge to the centre of the shield, somewhat resembling the spiral on a snail's shell or a gurges
  7. (figuratively) An exclamation of disappointment when something expected has not eventuated

Noun

Schneckn

  1. plural of Schneck
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.