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Rüssel
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Russel
German
Etymology
With irregular shortening of the stem vowel from de gmh rüeȥel, from de goh *ruoȥil, from de gmw-pro *wrōtil.
Compare typologically pl ryj, ru ры́ло (akin to ru рыть).
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁʏsəl/ [ˈʁʏsəl] [ˈʁʏsl̩]
de De-Rüssel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʏsl̩ ʏsəl 2
Noun
m chen,ein,Rüsserl
pig's snout
proboscis; trunk prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants
proboscis similar organ in certain insects, etc.
de informal possibly _ offensive beak human nose, especially a large one
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Elefantenrüssel rüsselförmig Rüsselkäfer Rüsselzünsler Saugrüssel Scheinrüssler Schlitzrüssler
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