Schnegel

German

Alternative forms
  • Schnagel, Schnägel, Schniegel (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle High German snegel (“slug, snail”), from Old High German snegil, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz. Cognate with Low German Snagel, English snail. The word failed to establish itself in Modern Standard German, but was later adopted in a more specialized sense in zoological terminology.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃneːɡəl/, [ˈʃneː.ɡl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Schne‧gel

Noun

Schnegel m (strong, genitive Schnegels, plural Schnegel)

  1. (zoology) keelback slug (any of various slugs of the family Limacidae)
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) Synonym of Schnecke (“slug, snail”)

Declension
Declension of Schnegel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnegel die Schnegel
genitive eines des Schnegels der Schnegel
dative einem dem Schnegel den Schnegeln
accusative einen den Schnegel die Schnegel

Derived terms
  • Bierschnegel
  • Blauschnegel
  • Großschnegel
  • Pilzschnegel
  • Tigerschnegel

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