Fasel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vasel (“breeding animal”), from Old High German fasal (“offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *fas(u)laz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *pes- (“penis”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Fasel m (strong, genitive Fasels, plural Fasel)

1. a young and sexually mature bull or cow

Declension

Declension of Fasel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fasel	die	Fasel
genitive	eines	des	Fasels	der	Fasel
dative	einem	dem	Fasel	den	Faseln
accusative	einen	den	Fasel	die	Fasel

See also

• Kalb (“calf”)

Further reading

• “Fasel” in Duden online