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English
Etymology
From German Vettel.
Proper noun
Vettel (plural Vettels)
- A surname from German.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vettel.
Proper noun
Vettel ?
- a surname, Vettel, from German
German
Etymology
15th century, from Latin vetula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛtəl/
- One of only a handful of Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vesper, Vize, Vogt (in idioms of Germany, that is, whereas in most of Austria only /foːkt/, the other three with /v/).
Noun
Vettel f (genitive Vettel, plural Vetteln)
- (dated) an old, slovenly woman
Usage notes
- To the degree that it is still used, it occurs most often in the pleonastic alte Vettel.
Declension
Proper noun
Vettel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vettels or (with an article) Vettel, feminine genitive Vettel, plural Vettels or Vettel)
- a surname, Vettel
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