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)

the English Channel

Further reading

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

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