winkiel

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Winkel, from Middle High German winkel, from Old High German winkil, from Proto-Germanic *winkilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weng-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviŋ.kjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -iŋkjɛl
• Syllabification: win‧kiel

Noun

winkiel m inan

1. (colloquial) corner, quoin

   Synonym: węgieł

2. (slang) angle iron, structural steel

   Synonym: kątownik

3. (historical) Nazi concentration camp badge

Declension

Declension of winkiel

	singular	plural
nominative	winkiel	winkle
genitive	winkla	winkli/winklów
dative	winklowi	winklom
accusative	winkiel	winkle
instrumental	winklem	winklami
locative	winklu	winklach
vocative	winklu	winkle

Derived terms

adjective

• winklowy

 

noun

• winkielak

 

Further reading

• winkiel in Polish dictionaries at PWN