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Schnake

German edit

 
Schnake
 
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Etymology edit

From Middle High German snāke, from Old High German *snāko.[1] Cognate with Hunsrik Schnok.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnaːkə/
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Noun edit

Schnake f (genitive Schnake, plural Schnaken)

  1. cranefly (Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae)
  2. (dialectal) mosquito
    Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke

Declension edit

Declension of Schnake [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schnake die Schnaken
genitive einer der Schnake der Schnaken
dative einer der Schnake den Schnaken
accusative eine die Schnake die Schnaken

References edit

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