Teckel
See also: teckel
German
Etymology
18th c., from Low German Teckel, a variant of German Dackel, also Dächsel and perhaps *Däckel, from Dachshund.
Most readily explained as a borrowing from Upper German or East Central German dialects, which use the diminutive ending -el and in which word-initial ‹d› tends to be voiceless. Note, however, that Teckel is attested somewhat earlier than the other forms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛkəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Te‧ckel
Noun
Teckel m (strong, genitive Teckels, plural Teckel)
- (specialist, otherwise dated) dachshund (sausage dog, wiener dog)
- Synonyms: (usual) Dackel, (archaic) Dachshund
- 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 477:
- Wohingegen Diederich von tiefem Wohlgefallen erfüllt ward durch die Teckel des Kaisers, die vor den Schleppen der Hofdamen keine Achtung zu haben brauchten.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Declension of Teckel [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Teckel | die | Teckel |
genitive | eines | des | Teckels | der | Teckel |
dative | einem | dem | Teckel | den | Teckeln |
accusative | einen | den | Teckel | die | Teckel |
Descendants
- → Dutch: teckel
- → French: teckel