Bürzel

German

Etymology

From Early New High German bürtzel, pirtzel, a derivation of borzen, bürzen (“to protrude”). This may go back to Old High German bor (“summit, peak”), itself related to the verb beran (“to bear”), as in the second element of empor (“upward”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʏʁt͡sl̩/

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Noun

Bürzel m (strong, genitive Bürzels, plural Bürzel)

1. (ornithology) rump, hindquarter of a bird
2. (hunting) tail (of a bear, badger, boar)

   Synonym: Schwanz

Declension

Declension of Bürzel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bürzel	die	Bürzel
genitive	eines	des	Bürzels	der	Bürzel
dative	einem	dem	Bürzel	den	Bürzeln
accusative	einen	den	Bürzel	die	Bürzel

Derived terms

• Bürzeldrüse

Further reading

• “Bürzel” in Duden online