Ärmelkanal
German edit
Etymology edit
From Ärmel (“sleeve”) + Kanal (“channel”); influenced by French La Manche (literally “the sleeve”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ärmelkanal m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ärmelkanals)
- the English Channel
Further reading edit
- “Ärmelkanal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Ärmelkanal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de