Pickel

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“pickaxe, sharp point”); +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪkəl/

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Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

1. pickaxe, icepick

Declension

Declension of Pickel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pickel	die	Pickel
genitive	eines	des	Pickels	der	Pickel
dative	einem	dem	Pickel	den	Pickeln
accusative	einen	den	Pickel	die	Pickel

Synonyms

• Oas n (Bavaria)
• Wimmerl n

Derived terms

• Pickelhaube f
• pickelig

Etymology 2

A sub-form of Pocke (“smallpox”).

Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

1. pimple, pustule

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Middle Low German pickel, a sub-form of Pökel (“brine for curing”). The ultimate origin is uncertain: perhaps related to the verb picken, from Old Saxon *pikkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to strike”), with influence or intermediary borrowing from French piquer (“to sting, prick”).

Noun

Pickel m (strong, genitive Pickels, plural Pickel)

1. pickle (liquid used to preserve food; brine)

Further reading

• “Pickel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pickel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Pickel” in Duden online