Weisel

Alemannic German

Etymology

A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.

Noun

Weisel m

1. (Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.

German

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to command”) +‎ -el.

Noun

Weisel m (strong, genitive Weisels, plural Weisel) or
Weisel (only in technical usage) f (genitive Weisel, plural Weiseln)

1. queen bee

   Synonyms: Bienenkönigin, Stockmutter

2. queen ant

   Synonym: Ameisenkönigin

Usage notes

• Usage as feminine noun is restricted to technical language.

Declension

Declension of Weisel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Weisel	die	Weisel
genitive	eines	des	Weisels	der	Weisel
dative	einem	dem	Weisel	den	Weiseln
accusative	einen	den	Weisel	die	Weisel

Declension of Weisel [feminine (only in technical usage)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weisel	die	Weiseln
genitive	einer	der	Weisel	der	Weiseln
dative	einer	der	Weisel	den	Weiseln
accusative	eine	die	Weisel	die	Weiseln

Derived terms

• umweiseln

Further reading

• Weisel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Weisel” in Duden online
• “Weisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

Noun

der Weisel m (strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Weisels, no definite plural)

1. (Austria, colloquial) nudge, boot (rejection or dismissal)

   jemandem den Weisel geben ― to dismiss or reject someone (literally, “to give someone the boot”)

   den Weisel bekommen ― to be dismissed or rejected (literally, “to get the boot”)

Declension

Declension of Weisel [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	der	Weisel
genitive	des	Weisels
dative	dem	Weisel
accusative	den	Weisel