Schnecke
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See also:schnecke
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromMiddle High Germansnëcke,fromOld High Germansneggo,snecco,fromProto-Germanic*sneggô.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schneckef(genitiveSchnecke,pluralSchnecken,diminutiveSchneckchennorSchneckleinn)
- snail,slug
- (slang)anattractivewoman;chick
- Synonym:Puppe
- (informal)aslowperson,sluggard
- thecochleain the inner ear
- (slang)femalegenitalia,pussy
- ascreworwormthread
- (lutherie)scroll(the carved wooden spiral at the end of a stringed instrument's fingerboard)
- pastryin the form of a snail
- voluteof acolumn
- Synonym:Volute
- (watches)fusee
- (heraldry,rare)a stylizedchargeconsisting of a tapering spiral inward from the edge to the centre of the shield, somewhat resembling the spiral on a snail's shell or agurges
- 1897,Archives heraldiques suisses: Schweizer-Archiv für Heraldik. Archivio araldico svizzero,page115:
- Die beistehende Probe gibt das Facsimile eines Schildes der Familie Rordorf (eine gelbeSchnecke,beginnend oben rechts in rotem Feld) wieder. Die Umrisse und der Rahmen sind schwarz, die Striche an der Schnecke rot ausgeführt[…]
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- 1898,Gerster,Die schweizerischen Bibliothekzeichen (Ex-Libris),page156:
- 1924 (RORDORF) Zürich h f K. 72: 122. Stehender geharnischter Ritter mit Lanze, Schwert und erhobenem Wappenschild mitSchnecke.Visir geöffnet. Helmzierde mit fünf Pfauenfedern besteckt.
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Declension
[edit]Declension ofSchnecke[feminine]
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schnecke”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schnecke”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schnecke”inDudenonline
Hunsrik
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[edit]Schneckef
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