wezel

See also: Wezel and węzeł

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wēsel, from Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.zəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: we‧zel
  • Homophone: Wezel
  • Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

wezel f (plural wezels, diminutive wezeltje n)

  1. A weasel; any mustelid of genus Mustela.
  2. (particularly) least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wesel
  • Jersey Dutch: wêzel
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