Senkel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German senkel (“net weighed down with lead balls, anchor, lace”), from Old High German senkil (“anchor, cast net”), from an extension of senken with nominalizing suffix -ila, originally meaning "device that one lets sink down"; see Stachel for an analogous noun formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛŋkl̩/, /ˈzɛŋkəl/
• Hyphenation: Sen‧kel

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Noun

Senkel m (strong, genitive Senkels, plural Senkel)

1. lace

Declension

Declension of Senkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Senkel	die	Senkel
genitive	eines	des	Senkels	der	Senkel
dative	einem	dem	Senkel	den	Senkeln
accusative	einen	den	Senkel	die	Senkel

Hyponyms

• Schuhsenkel, Schnürsenkel
• Flachsenkel, Rundsenkel

Derived terms

• auf den Senkel gehen (idiomatic)
• in den Senkel stellen (idiomatic)

Related terms

• senken

Further reading

• “Senkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Senkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon