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Esel

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See also: esel and æsel

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.

Noun

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Esel m

  1. (Uri) ass, donkey

References

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːzəl/, [ˈʔeː.zl̩], [-zəl]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. ass, donkey
  2. (figurative) a stupid person
  3. (figurative, chiefly with some adjective such as störrisch) a stubborn person

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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  • Esel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Esel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Esel” in Duden online
  • Esel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil. Compare German Esel, Dutch ezel.

Noun

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Esel m (plural Esel)

  1. ass, mule

Synonyms

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