Winkel

See also: winkel

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) First attested as winckele in 1298. Derived from Middle Dutch winkel (“corner, enclosed piece of land”).
• (Noord-Brabant) Derived from winkel (“enclosed piece of land, corner”).

The surname derives from one of the senses of winkel or from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪŋ.kəl/

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• Hyphenation: Win‧kel
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl
• Homophone: winkel

Proper noun

Winkel

1. A village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. a surname

Derived terms

• Lutjewinkel

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “winkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-Germanic *winkilaz (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Compare Dutch winkel, Old English wincel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪŋkl̩], [ˈvɪŋkəl]

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Noun

Winkel m (strong, genitive Winkels, plural Winkel)

1. (geometry) angle (measure, figure)
2. corner, nook
3. chevron

Declension

Declension of Winkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Winkel	die	Winkel
genitive	eines	des	Winkels	der	Winkel
dative	einem	dem	Winkel	den	Winkeln
accusative	einen	den	Winkel	die	Winkel

Hyponyms

• Außenwinkel
• Beugewinkel
• Beugungswinkel
• Biegungswinkel
• Blickwinkel
• Innenwinkel
• Kreiswinkel
• Mittelpunktswinkel
• Peripheriewinkel
• Randwinkel
• rechter Winkel
• Reibungswinkel
• Scherwinkel
• Sehnentangentenwinkel
• spitzer Winkel
• Stundenwinkel
• Umfangswinkel
• Vollwinkel
• Zentriwinkel

 

Derived terms

• anwinkeln
• winkelig

 

Related terms

• Winkeladvokat
• Winkelmaß
• Winkelmesser
• Winkelspinne
• Winkelzug

 

Descendants

• → Polish: winkiel

Further reading

• “Winkel” in Duden online
• “Winkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Winkel, Dutch winkel.

Noun

Winkel m (plural Winkel)

1. square
2. angle
3. corner
4. gusset