Diesel

See also: diesel and diésel

German

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the Diesel motor. The surname is a variation of Tüssel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdiːzl̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Die‧sel

Noun

Diesel m (strong, genitive Diesels or Diesel, plural Diesel)

  1. ellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (“diesel fuel”)
  2. ellipsis of Dieselmotor (“diesel engine”)
  3. (by extension) diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)
  4. (drink) a cocktail with equal parts beer and cola, thus named because of the colour of the mixture
    Synonyms: Moorwasser, Schmutz, Schweinebier

Declension

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

Derived terms

Noun

Diesel n (strong, genitive Diesels, plural Diesel)

  1. (informal, regional) Coke mixed with beer

Proper noun

Diesel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Diesels or (with an article) Diesel, feminine genitive Diesel, plural Diesels or Diesel)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • “Diesel” in Duden online
  • “Diesel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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