Geißel

See also: Geissel

German

Alternative forms

• Geissel (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German geisel, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German geisila (“whip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪsl̩/

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Noun

Geißel f (genitive Geißel, plural Geißeln)

1. scourge (source of persistent trouble)
2. scourge (whip, often of leather)
3. (biology) flagellum

Derived terms

• begeißelt

Further reading

• “Geißel” in Duden online