Huckel

German

Etymology

Probably a variation of Hügel, originally East Central German. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʊkl̩/
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Noun

Huckel m (strong, genitive Huckels, plural Huckel)

(informal, chiefly northern and central Germany) bump (small elevation on a surface, especially an otherwise smooth one such as a road or skin)
Synonyms: Erhebung, Buckel
- 1964, Erik Neutsch, Spur der Steine, Mitteldeutscher Verlag, page 363:
  Er startete und steuerte den Wagen behutsam über alle Huckel und Löcher der zerkraterten Erde hinweg.
  He started and carefully steered the car across all the bumps and potholes of the crater-scarred ground.
- 2023 June 21, Angi Kiener, “Aua! Auf dieser Buckel-Rutsche haben Kinder keinen Spaß”, in Münchner Merkur‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 April 2025:
  Das Grundschulkind sagt: „Ich mag diese Rutsche nicht, die hat so komische Huckel.“
  The primary school student says: "I don't like this slide, it's got these weird bumps."

Declension

Declension of *Huckel* [masculine, strong]
	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Huckel	die	Huckel
genitive	eines	des	Huckels	der	Huckel
dative	einem	dem	Huckel	den	Huckeln
accusative	einen	den	Huckel	die	Huckel

Derived terms

huckelig

References

“Huckel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)
“Huckel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.