vezel
See also: vězel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch *vesele (from which veselen), from vese + -ele. Equivalent to vees + -el. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fasō (“fiber”), see Old High German faso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveː.zəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ve‧zel
- Rhymes: -eːzəl
Noun
vezel f or m (plural vezels, diminutive vezeltje n)
- a fibre (Commonwealth); fiber (US) (single piece/strand of fabric or other material)
- (nutrition) a dietary fibre
Derived terms
- hennepvezel
- katoenvezel
- kunstvezel
- vezelig
- vezelrijk
- voedingsvezel
- wolvezel
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vesel
Slovene
Participle
vẹ̑zəł
- masculine singular l-participle of vesti (“to embroider”)