Zügel
See also: zügel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zügel, zugel, from Old High German zugil, from Proto-Germanic *tugilaz (“rein on a horse”),[1] whence also Old Norse tygill, Old English tygel, Dutch teugel. Ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡syːɡəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Zü‧gel
Noun
Zügel m (strong, genitive Zügels, plural Zügel)
- rein (used to control a horse)
- (figurative) restraint, control, check
Declension
Declension of Zügel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Zügel | die | Zügel |
| genitive | eines | des | Zügels | der | Zügel |
| dative | einem | dem | Zügel | den | Zügeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Zügel | die | Zügel |
Derived terms
- zügeln
- ungezügelt
- zügellos
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Zügel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Zügel” in Duden online
- “Zügel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Zügel”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891