Vettel

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛtəl/
One of only a handful of Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vesper, Vize, Vogt (in idioms of Germany, that is, whereas in most of Austria only /foːkt/, the other three with /v/).
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Noun edit

Vettel f (genitive Vettel, plural Vetteln)

(dated) an old, slovenly woman

Usage notes edit

To the degree that it is still used, it occurs most often in the pleonastic alte Vettel.

Declension edit

Declension of Vettel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vettel	die	Vetteln
genitive	einer	der	Vettel	der	Vetteln
dative	einer	der	Vettel	den	Vetteln
accusative	eine	die	Vettel	die	Vetteln

Proper noun edit

Vettel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vettels or (with an article) Vettel, feminine genitive Vettel, plural Vettels or Vettel)

a surname, Vettel

Descendants edit

English: Vettel
French: Vettel