Dackel

German

Etymology

Upper German short form for now archaic Dachshund, from Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog, hound”), from the use of the breed for hunting badgers. First attested in the 19th century, but perhaps older; see Teckel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdakəl/

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• Hyphenation: Da‧ckel
• Hyphenation: Dak‧kel (pre-1996)

Noun

Dackel m (strong, genitive Dackels, plural Dackel)

1. dachshund (sausage dog, wiener dog)
2. (loosely) a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset hound

Declension

Declension of Dackel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dackel	die	Dackel
genitive	eines	des	Dackels	der	Dackel
dative	einem	dem	Dackel	den	Dackeln
accusative	einen	den	Dackel	die	Dackel

Synonyms

• Dachshund (archaic)
• Teckel (specialist)

Derived terms

• dackeln
• Wackeldackel

Further reading

• “Dackel” in Duden online
• “Dackel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache