Spitzel

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German

Etymology

The first sense derives from the second, because dogs of this breed were used as police dogs. From Spitz +‎ -el, called so because of their pointy tail.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪtsl̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Spit‧zel

Noun

Spitzel m (strong, genitive Spitzels, plural Spitzel)

  1. informant
  2. (Dogs) spitz (breed of guard dog)
    • 1805, Joachim Perinet, Antiope und Telemach, volume 2, page 60:
      Unsre Haasenhund sind die griechischen Soldaten, Doch die Spitzel und Wachtelhund haben g'rathen;
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    • 1865, Franz Ullmayer, Der Wiener Juxbruder als Humorist, Deklamator und Vorleser bei allen Gelegenheiten, volume 2, page 16:
      Eine Hundeberathung. Pudel, Fleischhaderhund, Pintsch, Mops und Spitzel.
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    • 1867, Julius Gundling, Nikolaus und Metternich, volume 2, page 72:
      "Du unterhälst Spitzeln? Und achtzig?"
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    • 1869, “Drei Fälle von Lyssa bei Menschen.”, in Wiener Medizinische Presse, volume 10, number 31, page 722:
      Als die 8 Jahre alte Zimmermannstochter Marie R., [...] von einem [...] zur Gattung der Spitzel gehörenden, ganz unbekannten Hunde in den Rücken des noch unbekleideten rechten Fusses gebissen wurde, [...]
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Declension

Declension of Spitzel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Spitzel die Spitzel
genitive eines des Spitzels der Spitzel
dative einem dem Spitzel den Spitzeln
accusative einen den Spitzel die Spitzel

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “spitz”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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