Vettel

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English

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Etymology

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From German Vettel.

Proper noun

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Vettel (plural Vettels)

  1. A surname from German.

Translations

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Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Vettel.

Proper noun

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Vettel ?

  1. a surname, Vettel, from German

German

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Etymology

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15th century, from Latin vetula.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛtəl/
  • One of only a handful of Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vesper, Vize, Vogt (in idioms of Germany, that is, whereas in most of Austria only /foːkt/, the other three with /v/).
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Noun

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Vettel f (genitive Vettel, plural Vetteln)

  1. (dated) an old, slovenly woman

Usage notes

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  • To the degree that it is still used, it occurs most often in the pleonastic alte Vettel.

Declension

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Proper noun

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Vettel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vettels or (with an article) Vettel, feminine genitive Vettel, plural Vettels or Vettel)

  1. a surname, Vettel

Descendants

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  • English: Vettel
  • French: Vettel