Fussel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German visel m or f. The modern form with -u- is a Central German variant. Further origin unknown. Probably related to German Faser. Compare in particular Dutch vezel.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊsəl/, [ˈfʊsəl], [ˈfʊsl̩] (prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊzəl/, [ˈfʊzəl], [ˈfʊzl̩] (common variant; not restricted to accents with general voicing of /s/)
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Noun edit
Fussel m or (rare) n (mixed or strong, genitive Fussels, plural Fusseln or Fussel) or
Fussel f (genitive Fussel, plural Fusseln)
Usage notes edit
- Some dictionaries give the word as exclusively or chiefly feminine, but the masculine gender seems now predominant. The neuter is rare.
- Fussel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
Declension edit
Declension of Fussel [masculine // neuter (rare), mixed // strong]
Declension of Fussel [feminine]