Haspel
See also: haspel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as HASPEL (DE) in 1844. Derived from haspel (“yarn winch”). Named after a winch-shaped bend made by the nearby Grift river.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Haspel n
- A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-West Germanic *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspulaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; hasp; reel”). More at hasp.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Haspel f (genitive Haspel, plural Haspeln) or Haspel m (strong, genitive Haspels, plural Haspel)
- reel (device for a harvesting machine)
- bobbin
- windlass
- swift, niddy-noddy
Declension edit
Feminine:
Declension of Haspel [feminine]
Masculine:
Declension of Haspel [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Haspel” in Duden online