Masculine

Winkel

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) angle, nook; corner (seen from the inside)
  2. (masculine, strong) angle (figure, measure thereof)
  3. (masculine, strong) one of the two areas of a goal near where the post and crossbar meet;
  4. (masculine, strong) chevron

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

winkel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈvɪŋkl̩]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-West Germanic *winkil (“angle, corner”), from Proto-Indo-European *weng- (“to bend, bow, arch, curve”). Cognate with Dutch winkel, Old English wincel.

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