ezel

See also: Ezel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-Germanic *asiluz, from Late Latin asellus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːzəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: e‧zel
  • Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

ezel m (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltje n)

  1. donkey, ass
    Een ezel balkt: “i-aa, i-aa”.
    A donkey howls: “ee-aa, ee-aa”.
  2. fool, idiot
    Wat doen jullie nu? Stomme ezels!
    What are you doing? Dumb asses!
  3. easel
    Ezel en palet zijn onmisbare hulpmiddelen van de landschapsschilder.
    Easel and palette are essential tools of the landscape painter.
    Synonym: schildersezel

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Anagrams


Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-Germanic *asiluz, from Latin asellus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛzɛl/

Noun

ezel m

  1. donkey (domestic animal)
    Synonym: wósoł

Declension

References

  • ezel in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Turkish

Noun

ezel (definite accusative ezeli, uncountable)

  1. eternity, time stretching back without beginning

Declension

Inflection
Nominative ezel
Definite accusative ezeli
Singular Plural
Nominative ezel
Definite accusative ezeli
Dative ezele
Locative ezelde
Ablative ezelden
Genitive ezelin

West Frisian

Etymology

Noun

ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)

  1. (dated) donkey

Further reading

  • ezel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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