ezel
See also: Ezel
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Breton esel. Compare Cornish esel and Irish esel.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ezel m
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Late Latin asellus.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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
- Ezel en palet zijn onmisbare hulpmiddelen van de landschapsschilder.
- Easel and palette are essential tools of the landscape painter.
- Synonym: schildersezel
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
AnagramsEdit
Lower SorbianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Doublet of wósoł.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ezel m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of ezel
Further readingEdit
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “ezel”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
TurkishEdit
NounEdit
ezel (definite accusative ezeli, uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | ezel | |
Definite accusative | ezeli | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | ezel | — |
Definite accusative | ezeli | — |
Dative | ezele | — |
Locative | ezelde | — |
Ablative | ezelden | — |
Genitive | ezelin | — |
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)
Further readingEdit
- “ezel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011