Gössel

German

Etymology

From Low German Gössel n or f (18th c.), from Middle Low German *gösel (unattested, but certain, because diminutive -el is not productive in the modern dialects). Analysable as German Low German Goos (“goose”) +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡœsl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Gös‧sel

Noun

Gössel n (strong or mixed, genitive Gössels, plural Gössel or Gösseln)

1. (ornithology, otherwise Northern Germany) gosling

   Synonyms: Gänseküken, Gänschen, Gänslein, junge Gans

Declension

Declension of Gössel [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gössel	die	Gössel, Gösseln
genitive	eines	des	Gössels	der	Gössel, Gösseln
dative	einem	dem	Gössel	den	Gösseln
accusative	ein	das	Gössel	die	Gössel, Gösseln

Coordinate terms

• (female goose) Gans, Gänsin, Gänseweibchen
• (male goose) Gänserich, Ganter, Ganser; (chiefly dialectal) Ganauser, Gänser, Ganterich

Further reading

• “Gössel” in Duden online
• “Gössel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache