Diesel
German edit
Etymology edit
Named after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the Diesel motor. The surname is a variation of Tüssel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Diesel m (strong, genitive Diesels or Diesel, plural Diesel)
- Ellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (“diesel fuel”).
- Ellipsis of Dieselmotor (“diesel engine”).
- (by extension) diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
Declension edit
Declension of Diesel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Diesel n (strong, genitive Diesels, plural Diesel)
Proper noun edit
Diesel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Diesels or (with an article) Diesel, feminine genitive Diesel, plural Diesels or Diesel)
- a surname