Distel

See also: distel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German distel, from Old High German distil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil.

Cognates include Old English þistel (Modern English thistle), Old Saxon and Old Dutch thistil (Modern Dutch distel), Old Norse and Icelandic þistill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪstl̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dis‧tel

Noun

Distel f (genitive Distel, plural Disteln, diminutive Distelchen n)

  1. thistle

Declension

Declension of Distel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Distel die Disteln
genitive einer der Distel der Disteln
dative einer der Distel den Disteln
accusative eine die Distel die Disteln

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • distelig

Further reading

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

Plautdietsch

Noun

Distel m (plural Distle)

  1. thistle
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