"Schnuckel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃnʊkəl/ Audio: De-Schnuckel.ogg
Etymology: Probably related to a group of chiefly German Low German [Term?] and Central German dialect verbs schnucken, schnuckeln, and variants. These verbs mean “to eat sweets”, “to suck (like a baby)”, occasionally “to kiss”, all of which senses suit the noun perfectly. Compare English snookums. Etymology templates: {{der|de|nds-de}} German Low German [Term?], {{cog|en|snookums}} English snookums Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen}} Schnuckel m (strong, genitive Schnuckels, plural Schnuckel, diminutive Schnuckelchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Schnuckels [genitive], Schnuckel [plural], Schnuckelchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Schnuckel [nominative, singular], Schnuckel [definite, nominative, plural], Schnuckels [genitive, singular], Schnuckel [definite, genitive, plural], Schnuckel [dative, singular], Schnuckeln [dative, definite, plural], Schnuckel [accusative, singular], Schnuckel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. darling, sweetheart, baby Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: schnuckelig
    Sense id: en-Schnuckel-de-noun-CBfZo1Qf Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "neuter"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schnuckel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schnuckel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Schnuckel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnuckeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schnuckel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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          "baby",
          "baby"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Schnuckel",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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