Schnuckel

German

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Schnuckel m (strong, genitive Schnuckels, plural Schnuckel, diminutive Schnuckelchen n)

  1. darling, sweetheart, baby

Declension

Declension of Schnuckel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnuckel die Schnuckel
genitive eines des Schnuckels der Schnuckel
dative einem dem Schnuckel den Schnuckeln
accusative einen den Schnuckel die Schnuckel

Derived terms

  • schnuckelig
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