Fitzel
German edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of Fitze (“strand of yarn”). See also Fetzen (“scrap, rag”) and zerfetzen (“to tear apart, to lacerate, to shred”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fitzel m or n (strong, genitive Fitzels, plural Fitzel, diminutive Fitzelchen n)
Declension edit
Declension of Fitzel [masculine // neuter, strong]
Hyponyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Fitzel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fitzel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Fitzel” in Duden online
- "Fitzel", owid.de