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Senkel
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German
Etymology
From de gmh senkel net weighed down with lead balls, anchor, lace, from de goh senkil anchor, cast net, from an extension of de senken with nominalizing suffix -ila, originally meaning "device that one lets sink down"; see de Stachel for an analogous noun formation.
Pronunciation
de /ˈzɛŋkl̩/ /ˈzɛŋkəl/
de Sen kel
de De-Senkel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
lace
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Schuhsenkel, de Schnürsenkel
de Flachsenkel, de Rundsenkel
Derived terms
de auf den Senkel gehen idiomatic
de in den Senkel stellen idiomatic
Related terms
de senken
Further reading