Weisel
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Alemannic German
Etymology
A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.
Noun
Weisel m
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) , Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.
German
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to command”) + -el.
Noun
Weisel m (strong, genitive Weisels, plural Weisel) or
Weisel (only in technical usage) f (genitive Weisel, plural Weiseln)
- queen bee
- Synonyms: Bienenkönigin, Stockmutter
- queen ant
- Synonym: Ameisenkönigin
Usage notes
- Usage as feminine noun is restricted to technical language.
Declension
Declension of Weisel
Declension of Weisel
Derived terms
Further reading
Weisel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Weisel” in Duden online
- “Weisel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etymology 2
Noun
der Weisel m (strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Weisels, no definite plural)
- (Austria, colloquial) nudge, boot (rejection or dismissal)
- jemandem den Weisel geben ― to dismiss or reject someone (literally, “to give someone the boot”)
- den Weisel bekommen ― to be dismissed or rejected (literally, “to get the boot”)