Weisel

== 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 (Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvaɪ̯zl̩] Hyphenation: Wei‧sel === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle High German wīsel (“leader”); equivalent to weisen (“to show, to indicate”) +‎ -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 ===== ===== Derived terms ===== umweiseln ==== Further reading ==== Weisel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Weisel” in Duden online “Weisel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) === 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”) ===== Declension =====