"Schnake" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃnaːkə/ Audio: De-Schnake.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German snāke, from Old High German *snāko. According to Kluge, this word is unrelated to *snakō (“snake”), though perhaps it is ultimately related to its source, the verb *snakan (“to creep, crawl”). Cognate with Hunsrik Schnok. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|snāke}} Middle High German snāke, {{inh|de|goh|*snāko}} Old High German *snāko, {{cog|hrx|Schnok}} Hunsrik Schnok Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Schnake f (genitive Schnake, plural Schnaken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Schnake [genitive], Schnaken [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Schnake [nominative, singular], Schnaken [definite, nominative, plural], Schnake [genitive, singular], Schnaken [definite, genitive, plural], Schnake [dative, singular], Schnaken [dative, definite, plural], Schnake [accusative, singular], Schnaken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cranefly (Any of various large flies of the family Tipulidae) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Schnake-de-noun-4YMDR39h Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Flies Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Flies: 85 15
  2. (regional, Southwestern Germany, Franconia) mosquito Tags: Germany, Southwestern, feminine, regional Synonyms: Mücke, Stechmücke, Gelse
    Sense id: en-Schnake-de-noun-0ZlJw9Qi Categories (other): Regional German

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for Schnake meaning in German (3.0kB)

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