Vettel
English
Etymology
German Vettel
Proper noun
Vettel (plural Vettels)
- A surname from German.
Translations
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Anagrams
- Levett
French
Etymology
German Vettel
Proper noun
Vettel ?
- a surname, Vettel, from German
German
Etymology
15th century, from Latin vetula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛtəl/
- One of only a handful of Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vesper, Vize, Vogt.
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Noun
Vettel f (genitive Vettel, plural Vetteln)
- (dated) an old, slovenly woman
Usage notes
- To the degree that it is still used, it occurs most often in the pleonastic alte Vettel.
Declension
Declension of Vettel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Vettel | die | Vetteln |
| genitive | einer | der | Vettel | der | Vetteln |
| dative | einer | der | Vettel | den | Vetteln |
| accusative | eine | die | Vettel | die | Vetteln |
Proper noun
Vettel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vettels or (with an article) Vettel, feminine genitive Vettel, plural Vettels or Vettel)
- a surname, Vettel
Descendants
- English: Vettel
- French: Vettel