Ente

de-noun

Ente f (genitive Ente, plural Enten, diminutive Entchen n or Entlein n)

Ente (genitive)
Enten (plural)
Entchen (diminutive neuter)
Entlein (diminutive neuter)
Ente (nominative singular)
Enten (definite nominative plural)
Ente (genitive singular)
Enten (definite genitive plural)
Ente (dative singular)
Enten (dative definite plural)
Ente (accusative singular)
Enten (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German ente, confluence of (1.) the plural and oblique singular of ant and (2.) the Old High German variant enita, both from older anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Cognate with Dutch eend, dialectal English ennet.
The sense “canard” (mid-19th c.) is a calque of French canard, but also ties in with the expression blaue Enten (“lies, humbug”, literally “blue ducks”, since 15th c.).

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

(especially) mallard; the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the typical duck

(informal) Citroën 2CV (an economy car produced by the French company Citroën)

(medicine) bedpan (bedpan for holding urine)


Gans

Gans f (genitive Gans, plural Gänse, diminutive Gänschen n or Gänslein n)

Gans (genitive)
Gänse (plural)
Gänschen (diminutive neuter)
Gänslein (diminutive neuter)
Gans (nominative singular)
Gänse (definite nominative plural)
Gans (genitive singular)
Gänse (definite genitive plural)
Gans (dative singular)
Gänsen (dative definite plural)
Gans (accusative singular)
Gänse (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Compare Low German Gans, Goos, Dutch gans, English goose, Danish gås.

eingebildete Gans

dumme Gans

(derogatory, for a female referent) hen; silly goose


Pute

Pute f (genitive Pute, plural Puten, masculine Puter)

Pute (genitive)
Puten (plural)
Puter (masculine)
Pute (nominative singular)
Puten (definite nominative plural)
Pute (genitive singular)
Puten (definite genitive plural)
Pute (dative singular)
Puten (dative definite plural)
Pute (accusative singular)
Puten (accusative definite plural)

16th century, from Middle Low German *pūte, imitative of the bird’s call. Compare German put (with a short vowel), a word used to call chickens and other farm birds.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(by extension) turkey (the bird species)


Hahn

de-noun

Hahn m (strong or mixed, genitive Hahns or Hahnes, plural Hähne or (dialectal or obsolete) Hahnen, diminutive Hähnchen n or Hähnlein n)

Hahns (genitive)
Hahnes (genitive)
Hähne (plural)
Hahnen (dialectal obsolete plural)
Hähnchen (diminutive neuter)
Hähnlein (diminutive neuter)
Hahn (nominative singular)
Hähne (definite nominative plural)
Hahnen (definite nominative plural)
Hahns (genitive singular)
Hahnes (genitive singular)
Hähne (definite genitive plural)
Hahnen (definite genitive plural)
Hahn (dative singular)
Hahne (dative singular)
Hähnen (dative definite plural)
Hahnen (dative definite plural)
Hahn (accusative singular)
Hähne (accusative definite plural)
Hahnen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano. Compare Dutch haan, Danish hane.

(Short for Fasshahn or short for Zapfhahn) spigot, stopcock


Hahn

de-proper noun

Hahn m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hahns or (with an article) Hahn, feminine genitive Hahn, plural Hahns)

Hahns (genitive masculine)
Hahn (genitive masculine)
Hahn (feminine genitive)
Hahns (plural)

a common surname transferred from the nickname


Huhn

de-noun

Huhn n (strong, genitive Huhnes or Huhns, plural Hühner, diminutive Hühnchen n or Hühnlein n)

Huhnes (genitive)
Huhns (genitive)
Hühner (plural)
Hühnchen (diminutive neuter)
Hühnlein (diminutive neuter)
Huhn (nominative singular)
Hühner (definite nominative plural)
Huhnes (genitive singular)
Huhns (genitive singular)
Hühner (definite genitive plural)
Huhn (dative singular)
Huhne (dative singular)
Hühnern (dative definite plural)
Huhn (accusative singular)
Hühner (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German and Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn. Compare Dutch hoen. See also German Henne.


Henne

Henne (genitive)
Hennen (plural)
Henne (nominative singular)
Hennen (definite nominative plural)
Henne (genitive singular)
Hennen (definite genitive plural)
Henne (dative singular)
Hennen (dative definite plural)
Henne (accusative singular)
Hennen (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Compare Dutch hen, English hen, Danish høne, Icelandic hæna. See also Huhn.

Meine Henne hat schon Eier gelegt.


Truthahn

Truthahn m (strong, genitive Truthahnes or Truthahns, plural Truthähne, feminine Truthenne)

Truthahnes (genitive)
Truthahns (genitive)
Truthähne (plural)
Truthenne (feminine)
Truthahn (nominative singular)
Truthähne (definite nominative plural)
Truthahnes (genitive singular)
Truthahns (genitive singular)
Truthähne (definite genitive plural)
Truthahn (dative singular)
Truthahne (dative singular)
Truthähnen (dative definite plural)
Truthahn (accusative singular)
Truthähne (accusative definite plural)

From trut + Hahn (“rooster”). The first element is either imitative of the turkey’s call to its young (cf. the etymology of Pute) or alternatively from Middle Low German drōten (“threaten”), improperly adapted to High German, in reference to the male turkey’s seemingly aggressive behavior.


Ganter

Ganter m (strong, genitive Ganters, plural Ganter)

Ganters (genitive)
Ganter (plural)
Ganter (nominative singular)
Ganter (definite nominative plural)
Ganters (genitive singular)
Ganter (definite genitive plural)
Ganter (dative singular)
Gantern (dative definite plural)
Ganter (accusative singular)
Ganter (accusative definite plural)

From Low German Ganter, from a merger of Middle Low German gante and ganre, respectively from Proto-Germanic *ganutô and *ganzô. The former is cognate with Middle High German ganze (whence the southern Ganser), Dutch gent, English gannet. The latter is cognate with English gander.


Erpel

Erpel m (strong, genitive Erpels, plural Erpel)

Erpels (genitive)
Erpel (plural)
Erpel (nominative singular)
Erpel (definite nominative plural)
Erpels (genitive singular)
Erpel (definite genitive plural)
Erpel (dative singular)
Erpeln (dative definite plural)
Erpel (accusative singular)
Erpel (accusative definite plural)

From Low German and Middle Low German erpel, which is borrowed from Middle Dutch erpel (introduced by Flemish settlers in the East), probably a pet form of the Old Saxon personal name Erpo or Old High German Erpho (literally “the brown one”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“brown”). The word is not part of modern standard Dutch.


Mandarinente

de-noun

Mandarinente f (genitive Mandarinente, plural Mandarinenten)

Mandarinente (genitive)
Mandarinenten (plural)
Mandarinente (nominative singular)
Mandarinenten (definite nominative plural)
Mandarinente (genitive singular)
Mandarinenten (definite genitive plural)
Mandarinente (dative singular)
Mandarinenten (dative definite plural)
Mandarinente (accusative singular)
Mandarinenten (accusative definite plural)


Enterich

Enterich m (strong, genitive Enterichs, plural Enteriche)

Enterichs (genitive)
Enteriche (plural)
Enterich (nominative singular)
Enteriche (definite nominative plural)
Enterichs (genitive singular)
Enteriche (definite genitive plural)
Enterich (dative singular)
Enterichen (dative definite plural)
Enterich (accusative singular)
Enteriche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German entrech, entreich, antrache, from Old High German antrahho, anetrehho, anutrehho (“male duck, drake”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadrekō (“duck leader”).
Cognate with dialectal German Drache (“male duck, drake”), Low German drake (“male duck, drake”), Middle English drake (“male duck”). By surface analysis, Ente + -rich. More at drake.


Puter

de-noun

Puter m (strong, genitive Puters, plural Puter, feminine Pute)

Puters (genitive)
Puter (plural)
Pute (feminine)
Puter (nominative singular)
Puter (definite nominative plural)
Puters (genitive singular)
Puter (definite genitive plural)
Puter (dative singular)
Putern (dative definite plural)
Puter (accusative singular)
Puter (accusative definite plural)


Eiderente

Eiderente f (genitive Eiderente, plural Eiderenten)

Eiderente (genitive)
Eiderenten (plural)
Eiderente (nominative singular)
Eiderenten (definite nominative plural)
Eiderente (genitive singular)
Eiderenten (definite genitive plural)
Eiderente (dative singular)
Eiderenten (dative definite plural)
Eiderente (accusative singular)
Eiderenten (accusative definite plural)

/ˈaɪ̯dɐˌʔɛntə/

Somateria mollissima
Somateria mollissima#Translingual

eider (duck of genus Somateria), Somateria mollissima


Nordamerikanische Pfeifente

Nordamerikanische Pfeifente f (definite nominative die Nordamerikanische Pfeifente, genitive Nordamerikanischer Pfeifente, definite genitive der Nordamerikanischen Pfeifente, plural Nordamerikanische Pfeifenten, definite plural die Nordamerikanischen Pfeifenten)

die Nordamerikanische Pfeifente (definite nominative)
Nordamerikanischer Pfeifente (genitive)
der Nordamerikanischen Pfeifente (definite genitive)
Nordamerikanische Pfeifenten (plural)
die Nordamerikanischen Pfeifenten (definite plural)

Literally, "North American whistle duck".

Anas americana
Anas americana#Translingual

a species of duck, American wigeon (Anas americana)


Graugans

Graugans f (genitive Graugans, plural Graugänse)

Graugans (genitive)
Graugänse (plural)
Graugans (nominative singular)
Graugänse (definite nominative plural)
Graugans (genitive singular)
Graugänse (definite genitive plural)
Graugans (dative singular)
Graugänsen (dative definite plural)
Graugans (accusative singular)
Graugänse (accusative definite plural)

/ˈɡʀaʊ̯ˌɡans/

From grau (“gray, grey”) + Gans (“goose”).


Wildgans

Wildgans f (genitive Wildgans, plural Wildgänse)

Wildgans (genitive)
Wildgänse (plural)
Wildgans (nominative singular)
Wildgänse (definite nominative plural)
Wildgans (genitive singular)
Wildgänse (definite genitive plural)
Wildgans (dative singular)
Wildgänsen (dative definite plural)
Wildgans (accusative singular)
Wildgänse (accusative definite plural)


Glucke

Glucke f (genitive Glucke, plural Glucken)

Glucke (genitive)
Glucken (plural)
Glucke (nominative singular)
Glucken (definite nominative plural)
Glucke (genitive singular)
Glucken (definite genitive plural)
Glucke (dative singular)
Glucken (dative definite plural)
Glucke (accusative singular)
Glucken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German klucke, derived from the verb klucken (“to cluck”), from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. The g- by dissimilation.

Klucke

northern and central Germany, still widely spoken, occasionally written

cauliflower mushroom
cauliflower mushroom

cauliflower mushroom (mushroom of the genus Sparassis)


Affenente

Affenente f (genitive Affenente, plural Affenenten)

Affenente (genitive)
Affenenten (plural)
Affenente (nominative singular)
Affenenten (definite nominative plural)
Affenente (genitive singular)
Affenenten (definite genitive plural)
Affenente (dative singular)
Affenenten (dative definite plural)
Affenente (accusative singular)
Affenenten (accusative definite plural)

From Affe (“ape”) + -n- + Ente (“duck”).

Stictonetta naevosa
Stictonetta naevosa#Translingual


Hottentottenente

Hottentottenente f (genitive Hottentottenente, plural Hottentottenenten)

Hottentottenente (genitive)
Hottentottenenten (plural)
Hottentottenente (nominative singular)
Hottentottenenten (definite nominative plural)
Hottentottenente (genitive singular)
Hottentottenenten (definite genitive plural)
Hottentottenente (dative singular)
Hottentottenenten (dative definite plural)
Hottentottenente (accusative singular)
Hottentottenenten (accusative definite plural)


Knäkente

Knäkente f (genitive Knäkente, plural Knäkenten)

Knäkente (genitive)
Knäkenten (plural)
Knäkente (nominative singular)
Knäkenten (definite nominative plural)
Knäkente (genitive singular)
Knäkenten (definite genitive plural)
Knäkente (dative singular)
Knäkenten (dative definite plural)
Knäkente (accusative singular)
Knäkenten (accusative definite plural)

Anas querquedula
Anas querquedula#Translingual


Reiherente

Reiherente f (genitive Reiherente, plural Reiherenten)

Reiherente (genitive)
Reiherenten (plural)
Reiherente (nominative singular)
Reiherenten (definite nominative plural)
Reiherente (genitive singular)
Reiherenten (definite genitive plural)
Reiherente (dative singular)
Reiherenten (dative definite plural)
Reiherente (accusative singular)
Reiherenten (accusative definite plural)


Kolbenente

Kolbenente f (genitive Kolbenente, plural Kolbenenten)

Kolbenente (genitive)
Kolbenenten (plural)
Kolbenente (nominative singular)
Kolbenenten (definite nominative plural)
Kolbenente (genitive singular)
Kolbenenten (definite genitive plural)
Kolbenente (dative singular)
Kolbenenten (dative definite plural)
Kolbenente (accusative singular)
Kolbenenten (accusative definite plural)


Stockente

Stockente f (genitive Stockente, plural Stockenten)

Stockente (genitive)
Stockenten (plural)
Stockente (nominative singular)
Stockenten (definite nominative plural)
Stockente (genitive singular)
Stockenten (definite genitive plural)
Stockente (dative singular)
Stockenten (dative definite plural)
Stockente (accusative singular)
Stockenten (accusative definite plural)

/ˈʃtɔkʔɛntə/

Anas platyrhynchos
Anas platyrhynchos#Translingual


Kragenente

Kragenente f (genitive Kragenente, plural Kragenenten)

Kragenente (genitive)
Kragenenten (plural)
Kragenente (nominative singular)
Kragenenten (definite nominative plural)
Kragenente (genitive singular)
Kragenenten (definite genitive plural)
Kragenente (dative singular)
Kragenenten (dative definite plural)
Kragenente (accusative singular)
Kragenenten (accusative definite plural)

Histrionicus histrionicus
Histrionicus histrionicus#Translingual

harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)


Floridaente

Floridaente f (genitive Floridaente, plural Floridaenten)

Floridaente (genitive)
Floridaenten (plural)
Floridaente (nominative singular)
Floridaenten (definite nominative plural)
Floridaente (genitive singular)
Floridaenten (definite genitive plural)
Floridaente (dative singular)
Floridaenten (dative definite plural)
Floridaente (accusative singular)
Floridaenten (accusative definite plural)

Anas fulvigula
Anas fulvigula#Translingual


Kapente

Kapente f (genitive Kapente, plural Kapenten)

Kapente (genitive)
Kapenten (plural)
Kapente (nominative singular)
Kapenten (definite nominative plural)
Kapente (genitive singular)
Kapenten (definite genitive plural)
Kapente (dative singular)
Kapenten (dative definite plural)
Kapente (accusative singular)
Kapenten (accusative definite plural)

Anas capensis
Anas capensis#Translingual


Lappenente

Lappenente f (genitive Lappenente, plural Lappenenten)

Lappenente (genitive)
Lappenenten (plural)
Lappenente (nominative singular)
Lappenenten (definite nominative plural)
Lappenente (genitive singular)
Lappenenten (definite genitive plural)
Lappenente (dative singular)
Lappenenten (dative definite plural)
Lappenente (accusative singular)
Lappenenten (accusative definite plural)

Biziura lobata
Biziura lobata#Translingual


Laysanente

Laysanente f (genitive Laysanente, plural Laysanenten)

Laysanente (genitive)
Laysanenten (plural)
Laysanente (nominative singular)
Laysanenten (definite nominative plural)
Laysanente (genitive singular)
Laysanenten (definite genitive plural)
Laysanente (dative singular)
Laysanenten (dative definite plural)
Laysanente (accusative singular)
Laysanenten (accusative definite plural)

Anas laysanensis
Anas laysanensis#Translingual


Löffelente

Löffelente f (genitive Löffelente, plural Löffelenten)

Löffelente (genitive)
Löffelenten (plural)
Löffelente (nominative singular)
Löffelenten (definite nominative plural)
Löffelente (genitive singular)
Löffelenten (definite genitive plural)
Löffelente (dative singular)
Löffelenten (dative definite plural)
Löffelente (accusative singular)
Löffelenten (accusative definite plural)

Spatula clypeata
Spatula clypeata#Translingual

Anas clypeata
Anas clypeata#Translingual

a duck, northern shoveler or shoveler (Spatula clypeata, formerly Anas clypeata)


Moorente

Moorente f (genitive Moorente, plural Moorenten)

Moorente (genitive)
Moorenten (plural)
Moorente (nominative singular)
Moorenten (definite nominative plural)
Moorente (genitive singular)
Moorenten (definite genitive plural)
Moorente (dative singular)
Moorenten (dative definite plural)
Moorente (accusative singular)
Moorenten (accusative definite plural)

Aythya nyroca
Aythya nyroca#Translingual


Mexikoente

Mexikoente f (genitive Mexikoente, plural Mexikoenten)

Mexikoente (genitive)
Mexikoenten (plural)
Mexikoente (nominative singular)
Mexikoenten (definite nominative plural)
Mexikoente (genitive singular)
Mexikoenten (definite genitive plural)
Mexikoente (dative singular)
Mexikoenten (dative definite plural)
Mexikoente (accusative singular)
Mexikoenten (accusative definite plural)


Kastanienente

Kastanienente f (genitive Kastanienente, plural Kastanienenten)

Kastanienente (genitive)
Kastanienenten (plural)
Kastanienente (nominative singular)
Kastanienenten (definite nominative plural)
Kastanienente (genitive singular)
Kastanienenten (definite genitive plural)
Kastanienente (dative singular)
Kastanienenten (dative definite plural)
Kastanienente (accusative singular)
Kastanienenten (accusative definite plural)

Anas castanea
Anas castanea#Translingual


Labradorente

Labradorente f (genitive Labradorente, plural Labradorenten)

Labradorente (genitive)
Labradorenten (plural)
Labradorente (nominative singular)
Labradorenten (definite nominative plural)
Labradorente (genitive singular)
Labradorenten (definite genitive plural)
Labradorente (dative singular)
Labradorenten (dative definite plural)
Labradorente (accusative singular)
Labradorenten (accusative definite plural)

Camptorhynchus labradorius
Camptorhynchus labradorius#Translingual

Labrador duck (Camptorhynchus labradorius)


Bergente

Bergente f (genitive Bergente, plural Bergenten)

Bergente (genitive)
Bergenten (plural)
Bergente (nominative singular)
Bergenten (definite nominative plural)
Bergente (genitive singular)
Bergenten (definite genitive plural)
Bergente (dative singular)
Bergenten (dative definite plural)
Bergente (accusative singular)
Bergenten (accusative definite plural)

Aythya marila
Aythya marila#Translingual


Baikalente

Baikalente f (genitive Baikalente, plural Baikalenten)

Baikalente (genitive)
Baikalenten (plural)
Baikalente (nominative singular)
Baikalenten (definite nominative plural)
Baikalente (genitive singular)
Baikalenten (definite genitive plural)
Baikalente (dative singular)
Baikalenten (dative definite plural)
Baikalente (accusative singular)
Baikalenten (accusative definite plural)


Samtente

Samtente f (genitive Samtente, plural Samtenten)

Samtente (genitive)
Samtenten (plural)
Samtente (nominative singular)
Samtenten (definite nominative plural)
Samtente (genitive singular)
Samtenten (definite genitive plural)
Samtente (dative singular)
Samtenten (dative definite plural)
Samtente (accusative singular)
Samtenten (accusative definite plural)

Melanitta fusca
Melanitta fusca#Translingual


Gänsesäger

Gänsesäger m (strong, genitive Gänsesägers, plural Gänsesäger)

Gänsesägers (genitive)
Gänsesäger (plural)
Gänsesäger (nominative singular)
Gänsesäger (definite nominative plural)
Gänsesägers (genitive singular)
Gänsesäger (definite genitive plural)
Gänsesäger (dative singular)
Gänsesägern (dative definite plural)
Gänsesäger (accusative singular)
Gänsesäger (accusative definite plural)

Mergus merganser
Mergus merganser#Translingual


Schellente

Schellente f (genitive Schellente, plural Schellenten)

Schellente (genitive)
Schellenten (plural)
Schellente (nominative singular)
Schellenten (definite nominative plural)
Schellente (genitive singular)
Schellenten (definite genitive plural)
Schellente (dative singular)
Schellenten (dative definite plural)
Schellente (accusative singular)
Schellenten (accusative definite plural)


Brautente

Brautente f (genitive Brautente, plural Brautenten)

Brautente (genitive)
Brautenten (plural)
Brautente (nominative singular)
Brautenten (definite nominative plural)
Brautente (genitive singular)
Brautenten (definite genitive plural)
Brautente (dative singular)
Brautenten (dative definite plural)
Brautente (accusative singular)
Brautenten (accusative definite plural)

/ˈbʁaʊ̯tˌʔɛntə/

Braut (“bride”) + Ente (“duck”), calque of translingual Aix sponsa.


Hausente

Hausente f (genitive Hausente, plural Hausenten)

Hausente (genitive)
Hausenten (plural)
Hausente (nominative singular)
Hausenten (definite nominative plural)
Hausente (genitive singular)
Hausenten (definite genitive plural)
Hausente (dative singular)
Hausenten (dative definite plural)
Hausente (accusative singular)
Hausenten (accusative definite plural)


Wildente

Wildente f (genitive Wildente, plural Wildenten)

Wildente (genitive)
Wildenten (plural)
Wildente (nominative singular)
Wildenten (definite nominative plural)
Wildente (genitive singular)
Wildenten (definite genitive plural)
Wildente (dative singular)
Wildenten (dative definite plural)
Wildente (accusative singular)
Wildenten (accusative definite plural)


Krickente

Krickente f (genitive Krickente, plural Krickenten)

Krickente (genitive)
Krickenten (plural)
Krickente (nominative singular)
Krickenten (definite nominative plural)
Krickente (genitive singular)
Krickenten (definite genitive plural)
Krickente (dative singular)
Krickenten (dative definite plural)
Krickente (accusative singular)
Krickenten (accusative definite plural)


Pfeifente

Pfeifente f (genitive Pfeifente, plural Pfeifenten)

Pfeifente (genitive)
Pfeifenten (plural)
Pfeifente (nominative singular)
Pfeifenten (definite nominative plural)
Pfeifente (genitive singular)
Pfeifenten (definite genitive plural)
Pfeifente (dative singular)
Pfeifenten (dative definite plural)
Pfeifente (accusative singular)
Pfeifenten (accusative definite plural)

widgeon, Anas penolope or Mareca penolope

wigeon, some of the species of duck in the genus Anas or Mareca


Gründelente

Gründelente f (genitive Gründelente, plural Gründelenten)

Gründelente (genitive)
Gründelenten (plural)
Gründelente (nominative singular)
Gründelenten (definite nominative plural)
Gründelente (genitive singular)
Gründelenten (definite genitive plural)
Gründelente (dative singular)
Gründelenten (dative definite plural)
Gründelente (accusative singular)
Gründelenten (accusative definite plural)

/ˈɡʁʏndl̩ˌʔɛntə/

From gründeln (“(of water fowl) to feed with the head under water”) + Ente (“duck”). Compare Dutch grondeleend.

compound

dabbling duck (a duck that feeds by dabbling, duck in the subfamily Anatinae)


Gänserich

de-noun

Gänserich m (strong, genitive Gänserichs, plural Gänseriche)

Gänserichs (genitive)
Gänseriche (plural)
Gänserich (nominative singular)
Gänseriche (definite nominative plural)
Gänserichs (genitive singular)
Gänseriche (definite genitive plural)
Gänserich (dative singular)
Gänserichen (dative definite plural)
Gänserich (accusative singular)
Gänseriche (accusative definite plural)

From Gans (“goose”) and/or Ganser (“gander”) + -rich (male suffix), by analogy with Enterich (which see). Compare Dutch ganzerik (“gander”), which is modelled after the German.


Gössel

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

Gössels (genitive)
Gössel (plural)
Gösseln (plural)
Gössel (nominative singular)
Gössel (definite nominative plural)
Gösseln (definite nominative plural)
Gössels (genitive singular)
Gössel (definite genitive plural)
Gösseln (definite genitive plural)
Gössel (dative singular)
Gösseln (dative definite plural)
Gössel (accusative singular)
Gössel (accusative definite plural)
Gösseln (accusative definite plural)

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.

(ornithology, otherwise Northern Germany) gosling