puzzel

English

Alternative forms

• pusle, pussel

Etymology

Probably from French pucelle (“a virgin”). Possibly due to English propaganda against Joan of Arc who was also known as La Pucelle ("The Virgin; The Maid"). Possibly influenced by English pizzle (“penis”).

Noun

puzzel (plural puzzels)

1. (obsolete) A harlot; a hussy.
   • c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, act 1, scene 4:

     Pucelle or puzzel, Dolphin or dogfish, / Your hearts I'll stamp out with my horse's heels

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

Anagrams

• puzzle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏ.zəl/, /ˈpy.zəl/

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• Hyphenation: puz‧zel

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English puzzle.

Noun

puzzel f (plural puzzels, diminutive puzzeltje n)

1. puzzle (game in which things must be put together)
2. (figuratively) riddle, intellectual challenge

Derived terms

• kruiswoordpuzzel
• legpuzzel
• puzzelaar
• puzzelboek
• puzzelen
• puzzelstuk
• puzzelwoordenboek

 

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: pùzel, peuzel

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

puzzel

1. inflection of puzzelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Polish

puzzle

Etymology

Back-formation from puzzle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.zɛl/, /ˈpu.t͡sɛl/
• Rhymes: -uzɛl
• Syllabification: pu‧zzel

Noun

puzzel m animal

1. puzzle (individual piece of jigsaw puzzle)

Declension

Declension of puzzel

	singular	plural
nominative	puzzel	puzzle
genitive	puzzla	puzzli
dative	puzzlowi	puzzlom
accusative	puzzla	puzzle
instrumental	puzzlem	puzzlami
locative	puzzlu	puzzlach
vocative	puzzlu	puzzle

Related terms

nouns

• puzzle

 

Further reading

• puzzel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• puzzel in Polish dictionaries at PWN