Drossel
See also: drossel
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʁɔsəl/, [ˈdʁɔsəl], [ˈdʁɔsl̩], [ˈd̥-]
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German droschel, from Old High German drōscala, from Proto-Germanic *þrustalǭ, possibly altered from or a diminutive of *þurstaz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.
Duden instead suggests a borrowing from Low German, from Middle Low German drōsle, perhaps ultimately imitative.[1]
The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German drōsle, from Old Saxon thrōsla. Compare archaic English throstle.
Noun
Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)
- thrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)
Declension
Declension of Drossel [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Drossel | die | Drosseln |
genitive | einer | der | Drossel | der | Drosseln |
dative | einer | der | Drossel | den | Drosseln |
accusative | eine | die | Drossel | die | Drosseln |
Hyponyms
- Afrikadrossel (“African thrush”)
- Brillendrossel (“bare-eyed thrush”)
- Halsbanddrossel (“varied thrush”)
- Izudrossel (“Izu thrush”)
- Kapdrossel (“olive thrush”)
- Köhlerdrossel (“yellow-legged thrush”)
- Komorendrossel (“Comoros thrush”)
- Misteldrossel (“mistle thrush”)
- Ringdrossel (“ring ouzel”)
- Rotdrossel (“redwing”)
- Rotkehldrossel (“red-throated thrush”)
- Scheckendrossel (“Japanese thrush”)
- Schwarzdrossel (“blackbird”)
- Schwarzkehldrossel (“black-throated thrush”)
- Singdrossel (“throstle, song thrush”)
- Somalidrossel (“Somalian thrush”)
- Spottdrossel (“mockingbird”)
- Südseedrossel (“island thrush”)
- Taitadrossel (“Taita thrush”)
- Weißhalsdrossel (“white-collared blackbird”)
Derived terms
- Drosselbart
- Drosselei
- Drosseljunges
- Drosselnest
- Drosselstelze
Etymology 2
From Middle High German drozzel, from Old High German drozza, perhaps ultimately from the root of strotzen.[2] Akin to Old English þrote.
Noun
Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)
- throttle (valve)
- (hunting) gorge of game
- (anatomy, archaic) throat
- Synonyms: Kehle, Gurgel
Declension
Declension of Drossel [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Drossel | die | Drosseln |
genitive | einer | der | Drossel | der | Drosseln |
dative | einer | der | Drossel | den | Drosseln |
accusative | eine | die | Drossel | die | Drosseln |
Derived terms
- drosseln
- erdrosseln
- Schnapsdrossel
References
- “Drossel” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Drossel”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Drossel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Drossel” in Duden online
- “Drossel” in Duden online
- “Drossel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.