ezel

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Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton esel, from Proto-Celtic *asselī. Compare Cornish esel and Irish esel.

Pronunciation

Noun

ezel m

  1. member

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Late Latin asellus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːzəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: e‧zel
  • Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

ezel m (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltje n, feminine ezelin)

  1. donkey, ass (Equus asinus or Equus asinus asinus)
    Een ezel balkt: “i-aa, i-aa”.
    A donkey brays: “hee-haw, hee-haw”.
  2. fool, idiot
    Synonyms: dombo, domkop, dommerik, domoor, dwaas, ezelsveulen, idioot, kalf, kalverkop, kneus, leeghoofd, oelewapper, oen, rund, steenezel, sufferd, sufkop, sukkel, stommeling, uil, uilskuiken
    Wat doen jullie nu? Stomme ezels!
    What are you doing? Dumb asses!
  3. easel
    Synonym: schildersezel
    Ezel en palet zijn onmisbare hulpmiddelen van de landschapsschilder.
    Easel and palette are essential tools of the landscape painter.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: esel
    • → Sotho: esele
    • → Xhosa: i-esile
  • → English: easel
  • Negerhollands: esel

References

  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Esel, from Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Doublet of wósoł.

Pronunciation

Noun

ezel m anim

  1. donkey (domestic animal)
    Synonym: wósoł

Declension

Declension of ezel
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ezel ezela ezele
Genitive ezela ezelowu ezelow
Dative ezeloju ezeloma ezelam
Accusative ezela ezelowu ezele, ezelow
Instrumental ezelom ezeloma ezelami
Locative ezelu ezeloma ezelach

Further reading

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ezel”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَزَل (ʔazal).

Noun

ezel (definite accusative ezeli, uncountable)

  1. eternity, time stretching back without beginning

Declension

Inflection
Nominative ezel
Definite accusative ezeli
Singular Plural
Nominative ezel —
Definite accusative ezeli —
Dative ezele —
Locative ezelde —
Ablative ezelden —
Genitive ezelin —

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *esel, from Proto-West Germanic *asil.

Cognate with Dutch ezel, German Esel.

Noun

ezel c (plural ezels, diminutive ezeltsje or ezelke)

  1. (dated) donkey

Further reading

  • “ezel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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