Rüssel

See also: Russel

German

Etymology

With irregular shortening of the stem vowel from Middle High German rüezel, from Old High German *ruozil, derived from the verb Old High German ruozan (“to grub, root”), from Proto-Germanic *wrōtaną, whence also Dutch wroeten (“to grub”) and English root.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁʏsəl/, [ˈʁʏsəl], [ˈʁʏsl̩]

Noun

Rüssel m (genitive Rüssels, plural Rüssel, diminutive Rüsselchen n)

pig's snout
proboscis; trunk (prolonged nose of certain mammals, notably elephants)
proboscis (similar organ in certain insects, etc.)
(informal, possibly offensive) beak (human nose, especially a large one)

Declension

Declension of Rüssel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rüssel	die	Rüssel
genitive	eines	des	Rüssels	der	Rüssel
dative	einem	dem	Rüssel	den	Rüsseln
accusative	einen	den	Rüssel	die	Rüssel

Related terms

Further reading

Rüssel in Duden online

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