Karnickel
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier German Low German Kanickel, from a variant of Middle Low German kanīn, from Middle French connin (see Kaninchen). The form is probably based on Latin cunīculus. The -r-might have entered the word from the Brandenburg area, where non-rhotic and strongly rhotic Low German dialects neighboured. The word was probably pronounced with [äː], a sound close to the northern Brandenburg realisation of /ar/, which is [aː]. This led to a pronunciation with [ar] for some southern, rhotic speakers, which was still considered a random idiosyncrasy in 1903.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Karnickel n (genitive Karnickels, plural Karnickel, diminutive Karnickelchen n)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Karnickel
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Karnickel | die | Karnickel |
genitive | eines | des | Karnickels | der | Karnickel |
dative | einem | dem | Karnickel | den | Karnickeln |
accusative | ein | das | Karnickel | die | Karnickel |
Synonyms[edit]
- Hase (colloquial)
- Kaninchen
- Stallhase (Hauskaninchen)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Karnickel” in Duden online