æsel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from late Proto-Germanic *asiluz, from Latin asellus, from Late Latin asellus (“ass, donkey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛːsəl/, [ˈɛːˀsəl]
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Noun

æsel n (singular definite æslet or æselet, plural indefinite æsler)

  1. ass, donkey, Equus asinus

Inflection
Declension of æsel
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æsel æslet
æselet		 æsler æslerne
genitive æsels æslets
æselets		 æslers æslernes

Derived terms
  • hanæsel
  • hunæsel

See also
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