Schnake
German
Schnake
Etymology
From Middle High German snāke, from Old High German *snāko.[1] Cognate with Hunsrik Schnok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnaːkə/
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Noun
Schnake f (genitive Schnake, plural Schnaken)
- cranefly (Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae)
- (dialectal) mosquito
- Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke
Declension
Declension of Schnake [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schnake | die | Schnaken |
| genitive | einer | der | Schnake | der | Schnaken |
| dative | einer | der | Schnake | den | Schnaken |
| accusative | eine | die | Schnake | die | Schnaken |
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schnake”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891