Speichel

German

Etymology

From Old High German speihhil, cognate with Dutch speeksel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯çəl/, [ˈʃpaɪ̯çl̩] (Germany)
- Audio: (file) (Germany)
IPA^(key): /ˈʃpaɪ̯çɛl/, [ˈʃpaɛ̯-], [-çl̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
Hyphenation: Spei‧chel

Noun

Speichel m (strong, genitive Speichels, no plural)

(physiology) saliva

Declension

Declension of Speichel [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Speichel
genitive	eines	des	Speichels
dative	einem	dem	Speichel
accusative	einen	den	Speichel

Derived terms

Bauchspeichel m (“pancreatic juice”)
Speicheldrüse f (“salivary gland”)
Speichellecker m (“sycophant”)
speicheln

Further reading

“Speichel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Speichel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Speichel” in Duden online