Henkel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Henkel.
Proper noun
Henkel (plural Henkels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Henkel is the 6595th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5135 individuals. Henkel is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.
German
Etymology
From the verb henken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛŋkl̩/
Audio (file)
Noun
Henkel m (strong, genitive Henkels, plural Henkel)
- handle
Declension
Declension of Henkel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Henkel | die | Henkel |
| genitive | eines | des | Henkels | der | Henkel |
| dative | einem | dem | Henkel | den | Henkeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Henkel | die | Henkel |
Derived terms
- gehenkelt
Further reading
- “Henkel” in Duden online
- “Henkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache