"Amsel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈamzəl/ Audio: De-Amsel2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Amsel.OGG
Etymology: From Middle High German amsel, from Old High German amsala, from Proto-West Germanic *amslā. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|amsel}} Middle High German amsel, {{inh|de|goh|amsala}} Old High German amsala, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*amslā}} Proto-West Germanic *amslā Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Amsel f (genitive Amsel, plural Amseln) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Amsel [genitive], Amseln [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Amsel [nominative, singular], Amseln [definite, nominative, plural], Amsel [genitive, singular], Amseln [definite, genitive, plural], Amsel [dative, singular], Amseln [dative, definite, plural], Amsel [accusative, singular], Amseln [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. blackbird Tags: feminine Synonyms: Schwarzdrossel [uncommon], Merle [dialectal] Derived forms: Wasseramsel
    Sense id: en-Amsel-de-noun-PoGSz6F9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thrushes

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "amsel",
      "amsel#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "amsala",
      "amsala#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*amslā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/amslā"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "amsel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German amsel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "amsala"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German amsala",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*amslā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *amslā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German amsel, from Old High German amsala, from Proto-West Germanic *amslā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Amsel f (genitive Amsel, plural Amseln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Am",
        "sel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Thrushes",
          "orig": "de:Thrushes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Wasseramsel"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blackbird"
      ],
      "id": "en-Amsel-de-noun-PoGSz6F9",
      "links": [
        [
          "blackbird",
          "blackbird"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "uncommon"
          ],
          "word": "Schwarzdrossel"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "Merle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamzəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Amsel2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/De-Amsel2.ogg/De-Amsel2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/De-Amsel2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Amsel.OGG",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/De-Amsel.OGG/De-Amsel.OGG.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/De-Amsel.OGG"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Amsel"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Wasseramsel"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "amsel",
      "amsel#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "amsala",
      "amsala#Old_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*amslā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/amslā"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "amsel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German amsel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "amsala"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German amsala",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*amslā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *amslā",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German amsel, from Old High German amsala, from Proto-West Germanic *amslā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amsel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Amseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Amsel f (genitive Amsel, plural Amseln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Am",
        "sel"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Thrushes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blackbird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blackbird",
          "blackbird"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "uncommon"
          ],
          "word": "Schwarzdrossel"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "dialectal"
          ],
          "word": "Merle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈamzəl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Amsel2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/De-Amsel2.ogg/De-Amsel2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/De-Amsel2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Amsel.OGG",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/De-Amsel.OGG/De-Amsel.OGG.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/De-Amsel.OGG"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Amsel"
}

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