Pinkel

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋkəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Pin‧kel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German Pinkel, perhaps from Pink (“pinkie, penis”); compare Dutch pink.

Noun

Pinkel m (strong, genitive Pinkels, plural Pinkel)

  1. (colloquial) dandy, toff
    Synonyms: Stutzer, Geck, Fant
    ein feiner Pinkel ― stuck-up prig
Declension
Declension of Pinkel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pinkel die Pinkel
genitive eines des Pinkels der Pinkel
dative einem dem Pinkel den Pinkeln
accusative einen den Pinkel die Pinkel

Etymology 2

From East/Saterland Frisian pinkel (literally “rectum”), perhaps the word originally meant "penis" or more generally "tip, upper part," of obscure ultimate origin; perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *pinnā or otherwise borrowed from a substrate. Compare Etymology 1 above.

Noun

Pinkel f (genitive Pinkel, plural Pinkeln)

  1. (Northern Germany) type of smoked blood sausage
Declension
Declension of Pinkel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pinkel die Pinkeln
genitive einer der Pinkel der Pinkeln
dative einer der Pinkel den Pinkeln
accusative eine die Pinkel die Pinkeln

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