æsel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Largely replaced the inherited Old Norse asni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛˀsəl]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛˀsəl

Noun

æsel n (singular definite æslet or æselet, plural indefinite æsler)

  1. ass, donkey, Equus asinus

Inflection

Declension of æsel
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æsel æslet
æselet 		æsler æslerne
genitive æsels æslets
æselets 		æslers æslernes

Derived terms

  • hanæsel
  • hunæsel

Descendants

  • → Faroese: esil

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

æsel n

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of esel
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