Schnegel
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German
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Etymology
From Middle High German snegel (“slug, snail”), from Old High German snegil, from Proto-Germanic *snagilaz. Cognate with Low German Snagel, English snail. The word failed to establish itself in Modern Standard German, but was later adopted in a more specialized sense in zoological terminology.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schnegel m (strong, genitive Schnegels, plural Schnegel)
- (zoology) keelback slug (any of various slugs of the family Limacidae)
- (obsolete or dialectal) Synonym of Schnecke (“slug, snail”)
Declension
Declension of Schnegel