Esel

See also: esel and æsel

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Noun

Esel m

1. (Uri) ass, donkey

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 76.

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeːzl̩/

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Noun

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

1. ass, donkey

Derived terms

• der Esel geht immer voran
• der Esel nennt sich immer zuerst
• ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr
• Eselsbrücke f
• Goldesel
• Eselsohr

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “Esel” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Esel, Dutch ezel.

Noun

Esel m (plural Esel)

1. ass, mule

Synonyms

• Langohr