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
  • “Weisel” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 61.

German

Noun

Weisel f (genitive Weisel, plural Weiseln)

  1. queen ant (insect)
    Synonym: Ameisenkönigin
  2. queen bee
    Synonym: Bienenkönigin

Declension
Declension of Weisel
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

Synonyms
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