Weisel

Alemannic German

Etymology

A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.

Noun

Weisel m

1. (Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to command”) +‎ -el.

Noun

Weisel m or f (genitive Weisels or Weisel, plural Weisel or Weiseln)

1. queen bee

   Synonyms: Bienenkönigin, Stockmutter

2. queen ant

   Synonym: Ameisenkönigin

Usage notes

• Usage as feminine noun is restricted to technical language.

Declension

Masculine gender: Template:de-decl-noun-m Feminine gender: Template:de-decl-noun-f

Derived terms

• umweiseln

Further reading

• Weisel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Weisel” in Duden online
• “Weisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache