Weisel
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Alemannic German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.
Noun[edit]
Weisel m
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to command”) + -el.
Noun[edit]
Weisel m (strong, genitive Weisels, plural Weisel) or
Weisel (only in technical usage) f (genitive Weisel, plural Weiseln)
- queen bee
- Synonyms: Bienenkönigin, Stockmutter
- queen ant
- Synonym: Ameisenkönigin
Usage notes[edit]
- Usage as feminine noun is restricted to technical language.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Weisel [masculine, strong]
Declension of Weisel [feminine (only in technical usage)]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Weisel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Weisel” in Duden online
- “Weisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
der Weisel m (strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Weisels, no definite plural)
- (Austria, colloquial) nudge, boot (rejection or dismissal)
- jemandem den Weisel geben ― to dismiss or reject someone (literally, “to give someone the boot”)
- den Weisel bekommen ― to be dismissed or rejected (literally, “to get the boot”)
Declension[edit]
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