ezel
See also: Ezel
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Breton esel, from Proto-Celtic *asselī. Compare Cornish esel and Irish esel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ezel m
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Late Latin asellus.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ezel m (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltje n, feminine ezelin)
- donkey, ass, Equus asinus or Equus asinus asinus
- Een ezel balkt: “i-aa, i-aa”.
- A donkey brays: “hee-haw, hee-haw”.
- fool, idiot
- Wat doen jullie nu? Stomme ezels!
- What are you doing? Dumb asses!
- easel
- Synonym: schildersezel
- Ezel en palet zijn onmisbare hulpmiddelen van de landschapsschilder.
- Easel and palette are essential tools of the landscape painter.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Anagrams edit
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Esel, from Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Doublet of wósoł.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ezel m animal
Declension edit
Declension of ezel
Further reading edit
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “ezel”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Turkish edit
Noun edit
ezel (definite accusative ezeli, uncountable)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | ezel | |
Definite accusative | ezeli | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | ezel | — |
Definite accusative | ezeli | — |
Dative | ezele | — |
Locative | ezelde | — |
Ablative | ezelden | — |
Genitive | ezelin | — |
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian *esel, from Proto-West Germanic *asil.
Noun edit
ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)
Further reading edit
- “ezel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011