Schnuckel
German
Etymology
Probably related to a group of chiefly German Low German and Central German dialect verbs schnucken, schnuckeln, and variants. These verbs mean “to eat sweets”, “to suck (like a baby)”, occasionally “to kiss”, all of which senses suit the noun perfectly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnʊkəl/
Noun
Schnuckel m (genitive Schnuckels, plural Schnuckel, diminutive Schnuckelchen n)
- darling, sweetheart, baby
Declension
Declension of Schnuckel
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schnuckel | die | Schnuckel |
| genitive | eines | des | Schnuckels | der | Schnuckel |
| dative | einem | dem | Schnuckel | den | Schnuckeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Schnuckel | die | Schnuckel |
Derived terms
- schnuckelig