Gössel

== German == === Etymology === From Low German Gössel n or f (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] Hyphenation: Gös‧sel === Noun === Gössel n (strong or mixed, genitive Gössels, plural Gössel or Gösseln) (ornithology, otherwise Northern Germany) gosling Synonyms: Gänseküken, Gänschen, Gänslein, junge Gans ==== Declension ==== ==== 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