Dinkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dinkel.

Proper noun

Dinkel (plural Dinkels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dinkel is the 13096^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2342 individuals. Dinkel is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dinkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 465.

See also: eem

Dutch

De Dinkel bij Losser.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Dinkel f

1. A river in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, originating in Germany.

Derived terms

• Dinkeldal
• Dinkelland

Further reading

• Dinkel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dinkel, from Old High German dinchel, further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dinkel m (strong, genitive Dinkels, plural Dinkel)

1. spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta)

   Synonyms: Spelt, Spelz

Declension

Declension of Dinkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dinkel	die	Dinkel
genitive	eines	des	Dinkels	der	Dinkel
dative	einem	dem	Dinkel	den	Dinkeln
accusative	einen	den	Dinkel	die	Dinkel

Derived terms

• Dinkelbrot
• Sommerdinkel
• Winterdinkel

Further reading

• Dinkel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Dinkel” in Duden online
• “Dinkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache