Schaukel
See also: schaukel
German
editEtymology
editWith -au- by artificial adaptation to standard German from Low German Schukel, a lengthened variant of Low German Schuckel (also early modern German Schuckel), deverbal from schuckeln, schockeln, iterative of Middle Low German and Middle High German schocken, from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną. Related with English shock.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSchaukel f (genitive Schaukel, plural Schaukeln)
- (narrow sense) swing (seat hanging on two lines)
- (broad sense) any swinging construction, including seesaws and similar devices
Declension
editDeclension of Schaukel [feminine]