Achsel

German Etymology From de goh ahsala, goh ahsla, from de gem-pro *ahslō, from de ine-pro *h₂eḱs- axis. Cognate with non ǫxl shoulder and non ǫxull axle (whence da aksel, is öxl), en axle. Also cognate with la āxilla shoulder joint, sa अक्ष axle ákṣa. Pronunciation de /ˈaksəl/ de De-Achsel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f ^chen,chen armpit, axilla cavity under the shoulder de Er rasiert sich die Achseln. He shaves his armpits. de Er hat Haarstoppeln in den Achseln. He has stubbles of hair in his armpits. shoulder; shoulder joint (see usage notes below) de Er zuckte mit den Achseln. He shrugged his shoulders. de Er hat Haarstoppeln unter den Achseln. He has stubbles of hair under his arms. Usage notes The diminutive forms are both very rare and hardly attestable. The normal term for “shoulder” is de Schulter. The word Achsel is overall less common in this sense; it usually specifies the outer parts of the shoulders, i.e. what is around the shoulder joint. Declension f Synonyms armpit de Achselhöhle more formal shoulder de Schulter, de Schultergelenk Related terms de Achselband, de Achselklappe, de Achselschnur, de Achselstück Further reading de Achsel