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Schneck
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schneck
English
Proper noun
s
en.
Derived terms
en Schneck oak
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Schneck is the 11395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2767 individuals. Schneck is most common among White (94.54%) individuals.
Anagrams
en ccehkns Schenck
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Schneckn East Central Carinthia Tyrol Vienna
Etymology
From bar gmh snëcke, from bar goh sneggo, goh snecco, from bar gem-pro *sneggô.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈʃne̞ɡ̥ː/
bar Schneck
Noun
bar noun f m plural Schneckn diminutive Schneckerl bar West Central South Central
bar zoology snail, slug
the cochlea in the inner ear
a screw or worm thread
bar lutherie scroll the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard
pastry in the form of a snail
bar heraldry rare a stylized charge consisting of a tapering spiral inward from the edge to the centre of the shield, somewhat resembling the spiral on a snail's shell or a gurges
bar Animals
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /ʃnek/
Noun
f Schnecke Schneckche
snail, slug
Further reading
hrx Gastropods