ezel
See also: Ezel
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)
- donkey, ass
- 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
- ezel in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. 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