Haspel
See also: haspel
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as HASPEL (DE) in 1844. Derived from haspel (“yarn winch”). Named after a winch-shaped bend made by the nearby Grift river.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Has‧pel
- Homophone: haspel
Proper noun
Haspel n
- A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “haspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Haspel
Etymology
From Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-West Germanic *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspulaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; hasp; reel”). More at hasp.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Haspel f (genitive Haspel, plural Haspeln) or Haspel m (strong, genitive Haspels, plural Haspel)
- reel (device for a harvesting machine)
- bobbin
- windlass
- swift, niddy-noddy
- Synonyms: Garnwinde, Nicker
Declension
Feminine:
Declension of Haspel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Haspel | die | Haspeln |
| genitive | einer | der | Haspel | der | Haspeln |
| dative | einer | der | Haspel | den | Haspeln |
| accusative | eine | die | Haspel | die | Haspeln |
Masculine:
Declension of Haspel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Haspel | die | Haspel |
| genitive | eines | des | Haspels | der | Haspel |
| dative | einem | dem | Haspel | den | Haspeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Haspel | die | Haspel |
Further reading
- “Haspel” in Duden online