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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯zl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Wei‧sel

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to show, to indicate”) +‎ -el.

Noun

Weisel m (strong, genitive Weisels, plural Weisel) or
Weisel (only in technical usage) f (genitive Weisel, plural Weiseln)

  1. queen bee
    Synonyms: Bienenkönigin, Stockmutter
  2. queen ant
    Synonym: Ameisenkönigin
Usage notes
  • Usage as feminine noun is restricted to technical language.
Declension
Declension of Weisel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Weisel die Weisel
genitive eines des Weisels der Weisel
dative einem dem Weisel den Weiseln
accusative einen den Weisel die Weisel
Declension of Weisel [feminine (only in technical usage)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weisel die Weiseln
genitive einer der Weisel der Weiseln
dative einer der Weisel den Weiseln
accusative eine die Weisel die Weiseln
Derived terms
  • umweiseln

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

der Weisel m (strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Weisels, no definite plural)

  1. (Austria, colloquial) nudge, boot (rejection or dismissal)
    jemandem den Weisel geben ― to dismiss or reject someone (literally, “to give someone the boot”)
    den Weisel bekommen ― to be dismissed or rejected (literally, “to get the boot”)
Declension
Declension of Weisel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Weisel
genitive des Weisels
dative dem Weisel
accusative den Weisel
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