Karnickel
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier German Low German kanickel. Pertaing to 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 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 lead to a pronunciation with [ar] for some southern, rhotic speakers, which was still considered a random idiosyncrasy in 1903.
Noun[edit]
Karnickel n (genitive Karnickels, plural Karnickel)
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Karnickel in Duden online
