wezel

See also: Wezel and węzeł

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wēsel, from Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeː.zəl/

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• Hyphenation: we‧zel
• Homophone: Wezel
• Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

wezel f (plural wezels, diminutive wezeltje n)

1. A weasel; any mustelid of genus Mustela.
2. (particularly) least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: wesel
• Jersey Dutch: wêzel