Waserl

German

Etymology

Waise (“orphan”) +‎ -erl (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːzɛʁl/, [ˈvaːzɐl]
• Hyphenation: Wa‧serl

Noun

Waserl n (mixed, genitive Waserls, plural Waserln)

1. (Austria, colloquial) a timid and insecure or helpless person

Declension

Declension of Waserl [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Waserl	die	Waserln
genitive	eines	des	Waserls	der	Waserln
dative	einem	dem	Waserl	den	Waserln
accusative	ein	das	Waserl	die	Waserln

Further reading

• “Waserl” in Duden online
• “Waserl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Waserl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache