Drossel

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁɔsəl/, [ˈdʁɔsəl], [ˈdʁɔsl̩], [ˈd̥-]
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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German droschel, from Old High German throskela, from Proto-West Germanic *þrosklā, *þrostlā (thrush).

Noun[edit]

Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)

  1. thrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German drozzel, from Old High German drozza, perhaps ultimately from the root of strotzen.[1] Akin to Old English þrote.

Noun[edit]

Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)

  1. throttle (valve)
  2. (hunting) gorge of game
  3. (anatomy, archaic) throat
    Synonyms: Kehle, Gurgel
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Drossel”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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