ezel

From Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-Germanic *asiluz, from Late Latin asellus.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːzəl/

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• Hyphenation: e‧zel
• Rhymes: -eːzəl

ezel m (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltje n)

1. donkey, ass

   Een ezel balkt: “i-aa, i-aa”.

   A donkey howls: “ee-aa, ee-aa”.

2. fool, idiot

   Wat doen jullie nu? Stomme ezels!

   What are you doing? Dumb asses!

3. easel

   Ezel en palet zijn onmisbare hulpmiddelen van de landschapsschilder.

   Easel and palette are essential tools of the landscape painter.

   Synonym: schildersezel

• Afrikaans: esel
• → English: easel

• leze

Borrowed from German Esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-Germanic *asiluz, from Latin asellus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛzɛl/

ezel m

1. donkey (domestic animal)

   Synonym: wósoł

• ezel in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

ezel (definite accusative ezeli, uncountable)

1. eternity, time stretching back without beginning

ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)

1. (dated) donkey

• “ezel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011