Schenkel

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Schenkel.

Proper noun

Schenkel (plural Schenkels)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Schenkel is the 18028th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1548 individuals. Schenkel is most common among White (95.48%) individuals.

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Capelle aan den IJssel) Attested as Schinkel in 1611. Derived from schinkel (“levee connecting two separate levees”).
  • (Nissewaard) Derived from schinkel (“levee connecting two separate levees”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Schen‧kel

Proper noun

Schenkel n

  1. A neighbourhood of Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schenkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, akin to Old High German scanca. More at shank.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schenkel m (strong, genitive Schenkels, plural Schenkel)

  1. each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
  2. (geometry) each of the two straight lines that meet in an angle
  3. (geometry) each of the two sides of equal length of an isosceles triangle

Declension

Declension of Schenkel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schenkel die Schenkel
genitive eines des Schenkels der Schenkel
dative einem dem Schenkel den Schenkeln
accusative einen den Schenkel die Schenkel

Related terms

Further reading

  • “Schenkel” in Duden online
  • “Schenkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, from Old High German scanca.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schenkel m (plural Schenkelen)

  1. thigh

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, from Old High German scanca. Compare German Schenkel. Related to English shank.

Noun

Schenkel m (plural Schenkel)

  1. thigh
  2. leg
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