Schwegel

German

Alternative forms
  • Schwiegel

Etymology

From Middle High German swegel, swegele, from Old High German swegala, from Proto-West Germanic *sweglā, *sweglu, from Proto-Germanic *sweglō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɡ(ə)l/

Noun

Schwegel f (genitive Schwegel, plural Schwegeln)

  1. (historical) A mediaeval woodwind instrument, similar to a recorder, with three finger holes.
  2. An organ stop with cylindrical labial pipes.

Declension
Declension of Schwegel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schwegel die Schwegeln
genitive einer der Schwegel der Schwegeln
dative einer der Schwegel den Schwegeln
accusative eine die Schwegel die Schwegeln
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