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German
Etymology
From Middle High German senkel (“net weighed down with lead balls, anchor, lace”), from Old High German senkil (“anchor, cast net”), from an extension of senken with nominalizing suffix -ila, originally meaning "device that one lets sink down"; see Stachel for an analogous noun formation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkl̩/, /ˈzɛŋkəl/
- Hyphenation: Sen‧kel
Noun
Senkel m (strong, genitive Senkels, plural Senkel)
- lace
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Further reading
- “Senkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Senkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon