Pitzel

German Alternative forms de Bizl, de Bützel, de Bidsl Central Bavarian lenition Etymology From de pitzeln (to be angry or irritated; to burn, prickle or itch painfully; to divide into small pieces or cut up; to be pedantic, fuss over details) + de -el. Southern Bavarian de pitsl, widespread Central Bavarian de bidsl and similar forms. Cognate with Vorarlbergisch de Pitz “itch, Jucken”, Swabian de Bitz “anger, Zorn”, Swiss de Bitz “defiance, Trotz”. See de Bayerisches Wörterbuch Bayer.Wb. 1,315. Pronunciation de /ˈpɪt͡sl̩/ Southern Bavarian de /ˈb̥id̥sl̩/ Central Bavarian de Pitz‧el Noun m Pitzels Pitzele de Austria Bavarian dialectal supressed or suddenly flaring irritability, bad temper, provocative behaviour de Gereiztheit Zorn Ärger Unwille de Der Pitzel steigt ihm auf. He is getting angry. de Der Pitzel kommt ihm. He gets into a huff. de Håb koan' Bizl auf mi. Don't be mad at me. de Einem Kind den Pitzel austreiben. To cure a child of tantrums. de Austria Bavarian dialectal bad mood, sulks de Er hat den Pitzel. He is in a bad mood. de Austria Bavarian dialectal arrogance, hubris, cockiness de Hochmut Übermut de Wie er das viele Vermög'n hat ghabt, so wachst eahm der Bützel. As he got rich, his arrogance grew. de Austria Bavarian dialectal hothead, easily offended or conceited person de jähzorniger Mensch eingebildeter Mensch de Der is a richtiger Pitzel. He's a real hothead. Usage notes The form de Pitzel is South Bavarian de pitsl; Central Bavarian is lenited to de Bizl, de Bidsl, de Bützel. Feminine and plural are rare; the noun is used mostly in singular in fixed phrases. Not a given name. As a family name or nickname it originated as a nickname for an irascible person. Related terms de pitzeln, de pitzelig References Pitzel I in Wörterbuch der bairischen Mundarten in Österreich (WBÖ), Lieferung 16, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. East Central German Noun gmw-ecg noun m plural Pitzele gmw-ecg Silesian small piece (of something, e.g. bread or wood)