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Esel
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esel æsel
Alemannic German
Etymology
From gsw gmh esel, from gsw goh esil, from gsw gmw-pro *asil, a borrowing from gsw la-lat asellus.
Noun
gsw noun m
ass, donkey
References
76
gsw Equids
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:esel
From de gmh esel, from de goh esil, from late de gmw-pro *asil, which is borrowed from de la-lat asellus.
Pronunciation
de /ˈeːzəl/ [ˈʔeː.zl̩] [-zəl] Germany
de De-Esel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈeːsɛl/ [-z̥ɛl] [ˈʔeː.sl̩] [-z̥l̩] Austria,South German
de De-at-Esel.ogg Austria der Esel
Noun
m chen,ein,Eserl in
ass, donkey
de figurative a stupid person
de figurative chiefly with some adjective such as de störrisch a stubborn person
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Goldesel Wildesel
Derived terms
de der Esel geht immer voran der Esel nennt sich immer zuerst ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr Eselsbrücke<g:f> Eselsohr wenn es dem Esel zu wohl ist, geht er aufs Eis tanzen
Descendants
1 et eesel or from Middle Low German
1 dsb ezel
1 tpi esel
Further reading
de
de Equids
de calculator words
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh esel, from pdc goh esil, from pdc gmw-pro *asil. Compare de Esel, nl ezel.
Noun
pdc noun m plural Esel
ass, mule
Synonyms
pdc Langohr
pdc Equids