Schwengel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swengel (something which swings or flings), thus related to schwingen (“to swing, to fling”) and schwenken (“to swivel, to slew”).

Noun

Schwengel m (strong, genitive Schwengels, plural Schwengel)

1. (bell) clapper

   Synonym: Klöppel

2. (vulgar) penis

Declension

Declension of Schwengel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schwengel	die	Schwengel
genitive	eines	des	Schwengels	der	Schwengel
dative	einem	dem	Schwengel	den	Schwengeln
accusative	einen	den	Schwengel	die	Schwengel

Derived terms

• Galgenschwengel
• Ladenschwengel