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schnell

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German snel, from Old High German snel (nimble, brave, quick, lively), from Proto-West Germanic *snel, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (active, bold, quick). Cognate with Dutch snel, English snell. More at snell.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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schnell (strong nominative masculine singular schneller, comparative schneller, superlative am schnellsten)

  1. quick, fast
    Er fährt ein schnelles Auto.He is driving a fast car.
    Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort.I need a quick answer.

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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schnell

  1. quickly
  2. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
    Wie heißt er schnell?
    What’s his name again?

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Russian: шнель (šnelʹ), шнеле (šnele), шнеля (šnelja, quickly; go)

Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German snël, from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz (quick, bold, active).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnel/
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: schnell

Adjective

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schnell (comparative schneller, superlative schnellest)

  1. fast, quick, swift

Declension

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Declension of schnell (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
weak inflection nominative schnell schnell schnell schnelle
accusative schnelle schnell schnell schnelle
dative schnelle schnelle schnelle schnelle
strong inflection nominative schneller schnelle schnelles schnelle
accusative schnelle schnelle schnelles schnelle
dative schnellem schneller schnellem schnelle

Derived terms

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References

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  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “schnell”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 30, column 2

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German snël, from Old High German snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snël, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz. Cognate with German schnell, English snell, Dutch snel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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schnell (masculine schnellen, neuter schnellt, comparative méi schnell, superlative am schnellsten)

  1. fast, quick, swift

Declension

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Declension of schnell
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass schnell si ass schnell et ass schnell si si(nn) schnell
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner schnellen schnell schnellt schnell
independent without determiner schnelles schneller
dative after any declined word schnellen schneller schnellen schnellen
as first declined word schnellem schnellem

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