Esel

See also: esel and æsel

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German esil, from Proto-Germanic *asiluz, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.

Noun

Esel m

  1. (Uri) ass, donkey

References
  • “Esel” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 76.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from late Proto-Germanic *asiluz, which is borrowed from Late Latin asellus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔeːzl̩/
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Noun

Esel m (genitive Esels, plural Esel, diminutive Eselchen n or Eselein n, feminine Eselin)

  1. ass, donkey

Declension
Declension of Esel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Esel die Esel
genitive eines des Esels der Esel
dative einem dem Esel den Eseln
accusative einen den Esel die Esel

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Estonian: eesel (or from Middle Low German)
  • → Lower Sorbian: ezel
  • → Tok Pisin: esel

Further reading
  • Esel in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Esel, Dutch ezel.

Noun

Esel m (plural Esel)

  1. ass, mule

Synonyms
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