Winkel

See also: winkel

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Winkel

1. a surname

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German winkel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German winkil, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *winkilaz (“angle, corner”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 (genitive Winkels, plural Winkel)

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

Hyponyms

• Blickwinkel
• rechter Winkel
• spitzer Winkel
• Reibungswinkel
• Scherwinkel

Derived terms

• anwinkeln
• winkelig

 

Related terms

• Winkeladvokat
• Winkelmesser
• Winkelspinne
• Winkelzug

 

Further reading

• “Winkel” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Winkel, Dutch winkel.

Noun

Winkel m (plural Winkel)

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