Schaukel

See also: schaukel

German

Etymology

With -au- by artificial adaptation to standard German from Low German Schukel, a lengthened variant of Low German Schuckel (also early modern German Schuckel), deverbal from schuckeln, schockeln, iterative of Middle Low German and Middle High German schocken. Related with English shock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯kəl/, [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]

• Audio:

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Noun

Schaukel f (genitive Schaukel, plural Schaukeln)

1. (narrow sense) swing (seat hanging on two lines)
2. (broad sense) any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices

Related terms

• schaukeln

Further reading

• “Schaukel” in Duden online