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Rüssel

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German

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Etymology

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With irregular shortening of the stem vowel from Middle High German rüeȥel, from Old High German *ruoȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *wrōtil.

Compare typologically Polish ryj, Russian ры́ло (rýlo) (akin to рыть (rytʹ)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Rüssel m (strong, genitive Rüssels, plural Rüssel, diminutive Rüsselchen n or Rüsselein n or Rüsserl n)

  1. pig's snout
  2. proboscis; trunk (prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants)
  3. proboscis (similar organ in certain insects, etc.)
  4. (informal, possibly offensive) beak (human nose, especially a large one)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Rüssel” in Duden online
  • Rüssel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)