Runzel

See also: runzel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German runzel, from Old High German runzula, runzila, a diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *hrunkitā (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreng-, from a nasalized form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerg-, from a phonetic extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Swedish rynka (“wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʊntsl̩/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Runzel f (genitive Runzel, plural Runzeln)

1. wrinkle

Declension

Declension of Runzel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Runzel	die	Runzeln
genitive	einer	der	Runzel	der	Runzeln
dative	einer	der	Runzel	den	Runzeln
accusative	eine	die	Runzel	die	Runzeln

Derived terms

• runzelig

Further reading

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