Schaukel
See also: schaukel
German
Etymology
With -au- by artificial adaptation to standard German from Low German Schukel, a lengthened variant of Low German Schuckel (also early modern German Schuckel), deverbal from schuckeln, schockeln, iterative of Middle Low German and Middle High German schocken. Related with English shock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃaʊ̯kəl/, [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]
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Noun
Schaukel f (genitive Schaukel, plural Schaukeln)
- (narrow sense) swing (seat hanging on two lines)
- (broad sense) any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices
Declension
Declension of Schaukel
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schaukel | die | Schaukeln |
genitive | einer | der | Schaukel | der | Schaukeln |
dative | einer | der | Schaukel | den | Schaukeln |
accusative | eine | die | Schaukel | die | Schaukeln |
Related terms
- schaukeln
Further reading
- Schaukel in Duden online