Pimmel

German

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch piemel (“penis”). The further origin is uncertain. Closely related to Dutch piemelen (“to pee, water”) alongside dialectal pingelen, German pinkeln. These are likely onomatopoeic, but can also be compared to Dutch pink (“pinkie, little finger”), Low German Pink (“penis”). A further connection is made with Low German pümpeln (“to thrust, bump”), to which belong German pimpern (“to fuck”), southern Pimperl (“penis”). Finally Dutch piel (“penis”), cognate of Pfeil (“arrow”), and German bummeln, baumeln (“to dangle”), pimmeln (“to hang out idly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪməl/

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Noun

Pimmel m (strong, genitive Pimmels, plural Pimmel, diminutive Pimmelchen n)

1. (colloquial) A penis.

   Synonyms: (dated) Glied n; (chiefly formal) Penis m; (childish) Pipimann m; (colloquial, slightly vulgar) Schwanz m; (vulgar) Schwengel m; (vulgar) Zumpf m

   • 1925, Otto zur Linde, Gesammelte Gedichte - Kapitel 77, So gieb dem Fleische:

     Schändlich ist der Mensch, der sein Fleisch ins Hurnhaus nahm / Des Zuhaltegeists, und mit kleinem oder großem Pimmel / Zelebriert Fleischüberhöhung in dem Diesseitshimmel

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Declension

Declension of Pimmel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pimmel	die	Pimmel
genitive	eines	des	Pimmels	der	Pimmel
dative	einem	dem	Pimmel	den	Pimmeln
accusative	einen	den	Pimmel	die	Pimmel

Further reading

• “Pimmel” in Duden online
• “Pimmel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache