Pickel

German

Etymology

From Old High German *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“pickaxe, sharp point”); +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪkəl/

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Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

1. pimple
2. pickaxe

Declension

Declension of Pickel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pickel	die	Pickel
genitive	eines	des	Pickels	der	Pickel
dative	einem	dem	Pickel	den	Pickeln
accusative	einen	den	Pickel	die	Pickel

Synonyms

• Oas n (Bavaria)
• Wimmerl n

Derived terms

• Pickelhaube f
• pickelig

Further reading

• “Pickel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pickel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pickel” in Duden online