Knebel

See also: knebel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knebel.

Proper noun

Knebel (plural Knebels)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Knebel is the 18246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1523 individuals. Knebel is most common among White (97.9%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knebel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German knebil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkneːbəl/, [ˈkneːbl̩]
Audio (file)

Noun

Knebel m (strong, genitive Knebels, plural Knebel)

gag (a device to restrain speech)

Declension

Declension of Knebel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knebel	die	Knebel
genitive	eines	des	Knebels	der	Knebel
dative	einem	dem	Knebel	den	Knebeln
accusative	einen	den	Knebel	die	Knebel

Descendants

Polish: knebel

Further reading

“Knebel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Knebel” in Duden online

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