Zürgel

German

Etymology

Apparently via earlier Zürbel distorted from Latin sorbus (until the mid of the 18th century not having the meaning fixed to Celtis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sʏrɡəl/, [ˈt͡sʏʁɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏʁɡl̩], [ˈt͡sʏrɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏrɡl̩], [ˈt͡sʏɐ̯ɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏɐ̯ɡl̩]

Noun

Zürgel m (strong, genitive Zürgels, plural Zürgel)

  1. (obsolete) hackberry, nettle tree (Celtis gen. et spp.)
    Synonym: (modern term) Zürgelbaum

Usage notes
  • Documented in Grimm's dictionary as masculine and possibly also feminine.

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

Derived terms

References
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