Schindel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-West Germanic *skindulā (roof-shingle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪndl̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Schindel f (genitive Schindel, plural Schindeln)

  1. shingle
  2. a paddle used in the game of hornussen

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: ши́нда (šínda), ши́ндра (šíndra)
  • Czech: šindel
  • Hungarian: zsindely
  • Macedonian: шиндра (šindra)
  • Ladin: scintla
  • Polish: szyndzioł
  • Serbo-Croatian: ши̑ндра / šȋndra
  • Slovak: šindel

Further reading

  • Schindel” in Duden online
  • Schindel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schindel f (plural Schindlen)

  1. shingle