Ärmelkanal

German

Etymology

From Ärmel (“sleeve”) +‎ Kanal (“channel”); influenced by French La Manche (literally “the sleeve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁml̩kaˌnaːl/

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• Hyphenation: Är‧mel‧ka‧nal

Proper noun

Ärmelkanal m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ärmelkanals)

1. the English Channel

Further reading

• “Ärmelkanal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Ärmelkanal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de