Schenkel

See also: schenkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schenkel.

Proper noun

Schenkel (plural Schenkels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Schenkel is the 18028^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1548 individuals. Schenkel is most common among White (95.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Schenkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Capelle aan den IJssel) Attested as Schinkel in 1611. Derived from schinkel (“levee connecting two separate levees”).
• (Nissewaard) Derived from schinkel (“levee connecting two separate levees”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Schen‧kel

Proper noun

Schenkel n

1. A neighbourhood of Capelle aan den IJssel, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “schenkel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, akin to Old High German scanca. More at shank.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schenkel m (strong, genitive Schenkels, plural Schenkel)

1. each of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2. (geometry) each of the two straight lines that meet in an angle
3. (geometry) each of the two sides of equal length of an isosceles triangle

Declension

Declension of Schenkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schenkel	die	Schenkel
genitive	eines	des	Schenkels	der	Schenkel
dative	einem	dem	Schenkel	den	Schenkeln
accusative	einen	den	Schenkel	die	Schenkel

Related terms

• Oberschenkel
• Unterschenkel
• schenkeln

Further reading

• “Schenkel” in Duden online
• “Schenkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, from Old High German scanca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæŋkəl/

Noun

Schenkel m (plural Schenkelen)

1. thigh

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, from Old High German scanca. Compare German Schenkel. Related to English shank.

Noun

Schenkel m (plural Schenkel)

1. thigh
2. leg