Fusel

See also: fusel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Fusel, perhaps originally from Rotwelsch.[1] Cognate with English fuzzle (“to make drunk, intoxicate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfuːzl̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Fusel m (strong, genitive Fusels, plural Fusel)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) hooch, booze, swill (liquor of low quality)
    Ein ganz billiger Fusel.
    A very cheap booze.

Declension

Declension of Fusel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fusel die Fusel
genitive eines des Fusels der Fusel
dative einem dem Fusel den Fuseln
accusative einen den Fusel die Fusel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: fusel
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: fusel

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Fusel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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