Pickel

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“pickaxe, sharp point”); +‎ -el.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪkəl/
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Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

  1. pickaxe, icepick
Declension
Declension of Pickel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pickel die Pickel
genitive eines des Pickels der Pickel
dative einem dem Pickel den Pickeln
accusative einen den Pickel die Pickel
Synonyms
  • Oas n (Bavaria)
  • Wimmerl n
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A sub-form of Pocke (“smallpox”).

Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

  1. pimple, pustule

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Low German pickel, a sub-form of Pökel (“brine for curing”). The ultimate origin is uncertain: perhaps related to the verb picken, from Old Saxon *pikkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to strike”), with influence or intermediary borrowing from French piquer (“to sting, prick”).[1]

Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

  1. pickle (liquid used to preserve food; brine)

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Pökel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Pickel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Pickel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Pickel” in Duden online
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