Gössel

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (18th c.), from Middle Low German *gösel (unattested, but certain, because diminutive -el is not productive in the modern dialects). Analysable as German Low German Goos (“goose”) +‎ -el.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡœsl̩]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gös‧sel

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (ornithology, otherwise Northern Germany) gosling
    Synonyms: Gänseküken, Gänschen, Gänslein, junge Gans

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Coordinate terms
  • (female goose) Gans, Gänsin, Gänseweibchen
  • (male goose) Gänserich, Ganter, Ganser; (chiefly dialectal) Ganauser, Gänser, Ganterich

Further reading
  • “Gössel” in Duden online
  • “Gössel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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