Schnegel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German snegel, from Old High German snegil, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz; cognate with English snail and Low German Snagel, Snâel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃneːɡl̩]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Schne‧gel

Noun

Schnegel m (strong, genitive Schnegels, plural Schnegel)

1. (dated, regional) slug, snail
2. (zoology) keelback slug (any of various slugs of the family Limacidae)

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