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Schnabel.

a surname

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃnaːbəl/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snabel, from Old High German snabul, from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (“snout, muzzle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew- (“to scratch, rub”). Cognate with Dutch snavel, Saterland Frisian Snoabel (“beak, bill”), Old English snofl (“mucus, snivel”).

noun/ˈʃnaːbəl/

  1. beak, bill, pecker

    masculine · strong

  2. mouth of a person

    derogatory · masculine · strong
    Halt den Schnabel!

  3. spout

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German snabel, from Old High German snabul, from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (“snout, muzzle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksnew- (“to scratch, rub”). Cognate with Dutch snavel, Saterland Frisian Snoabel (“beak, bill”), Old English snofl (“mucus, snivel”).

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