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Schnegel
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German
de:
Alternative forms
de Schnagel Schnägel Schniegel dialectal
Etymology
From de gmh snegel slug, snail, from de goh snegil, from de gem-pro *snagilaz. Cognate with nds Snagel, en snail. The word failed to establish itself in Modern Standard German, but was later adopted in a more specialized sense in zoological terminology.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃneːɡəl/ [ˈʃneː.ɡl̩]
de De-Schnegel.ogg
de De-Schnegel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Schne gel
Noun
m
de zoology keelback slug any of various slugs of the family Limacidae family
de obsolete or dialectal de Schnecke slug, snail
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Bierschnegel Blauschnegel Großschnegel Pilzschnegel Tigerschnegel
Related terms
de schniegeln
Further reading
de Snails