"Henkel" meaning in German

See Henkel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛŋkl̩/ Audio: De-Henkel.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From the root of henken (“to hang”) + -el. Etymology templates: {{af|de|-el}} -el Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Henkel m (strong, genitive Henkels, plural Henkel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Henkels [genitive], Henkel [plural], strong [table-tags], Henkel [nominative, singular], Henkel [definite, nominative, plural], Henkels [genitive, singular], Henkel [definite, genitive, plural], Henkel [dative, singular], Henkeln [dative, definite, plural], Henkel [accusative, singular], Henkel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. handle Tags: masculine, strong Hyponyms: Bogenhenkel, Eimerhenkel, Klapphenkel, Korbhenkel, Metallhenkel, Tassenhenkel, Winkelhenkel Related terms: henken, hängen, Bügel
    Sense id: en-Henkel-de-noun-wqEWqpEN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -el, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: gehenkelt, henkellos, Henkelbecher [compound, noun], Henkelglas [compound, noun], Henkelgriff [compound, noun], Henkelkanne [compound, noun], Henkelkorb [compound, noun], Henkelkrug [compound, noun], Henkelmann [compound, noun], Henkelschale [compound, noun], Henkelware [compound, noun]

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-el"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the root of henken (“to hang”) + -el.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Henkels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Henkel m (strong, genitive Henkels, plural Henkel)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Hen",
        "kel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gehenkelt"
        },
        {
          "word": "henkellos"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelbecher"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelglas"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelgriff"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelkanne"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelkorb"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelkrug"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelmann"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelschale"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "compound",
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Henkelware"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "handle"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Bogenhenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Eimerhenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Klapphenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Korbhenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Metallhenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tassenhenkel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Winkelhenkel"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Henkel-de-noun-wqEWqpEN",
      "links": [
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "henken"
        },
        {
          "word": "hängen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bügel"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛŋkl̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Henkel.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/De-Henkel.ogg/De-Henkel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/De-Henkel.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Henkel"
}
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    {
      "word": "gehenkelt"
    },
    {
      "word": "henkellos"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelbecher"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelglas"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelgriff"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelkanne"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelkorb"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelkrug"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelmann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelschale"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "compound",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "Henkelware"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "-el"
      },
      "expansion": "-el",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "Henkels",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Henkel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Henkel m (strong, genitive Henkels, plural Henkel)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Hen",
        "kel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Bogenhenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eimerhenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klapphenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Korbhenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metallhenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tassenhenkel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Winkelhenkel"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "henken"
    },
    {
      "word": "hängen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bügel"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms suffixed with -el",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "handle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛŋkl̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Henkel.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/De-Henkel.ogg/De-Henkel.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/De-Henkel.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Henkel"
}

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