Fessel
See also: fessel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vezzel, Old High German fezzil (“band for fastening and holding the sword”), from Proto-Germanic *fatilaz, from the root of *fatōną. Cognate with Old Norse fetill (“band, bandage, sword-belt”), Old English fetel (“sword-belt”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛsl̩/
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Noun
Fessel f (genitive Fessel, plural Fesseln)
- fetter, shackle
- pastern
Declension
Declension of Fessel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Fessel | die | Fesseln |
| genitive | einer | der | Fessel | der | Fesseln |
| dative | einer | der | Fessel | den | Fesseln |
| accusative | eine | die | Fessel | die | Fesseln |
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Fessel”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Fessel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache