Gössel
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Low German Gössel n or f (18th c.), from Middle Low German *gösel (unattested, but certain, because diminutive -el is not productive in the modern dialects). Analysable as German Low German Goos (“goose”) + -el.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gössel n (strong or mixed, genitive Gössels, plural Gössel or Gösseln)
- (ornithology, otherwise Northern Germany) gosling
- Synonyms: Gänseküken, Gänschen, Gänslein, junge Gans
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gössel [neuter, strong // mixed]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (female goose) Gans, Gänsin, Gänseweibchen
- (male goose) Gänserich, Ganter, Ganser; (chiefly dialectal) Ganauser, Gänser, Ganterich
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