"Assel" meaning in German

See Assel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Assel.oga
Etymology: From Middle High German esel, somehow related to ëȥȥen (“to eat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|esel}} Middle High German esel Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Assel f (genitive Assel, plural Asseln) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Assel [genitive], Asseln [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Assel [nominative, singular], Asseln [definite, nominative, plural], Assel [genitive, singular], Asseln [definite, genitive, plural], Assel [dative, singular], Asseln [dative, definite, plural], Assel [accusative, singular], Asseln [accusative, definite, plural], Atzel [alternative]
  1. woodlouse, slater, pill bug Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Assel-de-noun-hyz28hTk Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Crustaceans Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Crustaceans: 83 17
  2. (zoology) isopod Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Assel-de-noun-Q9AmUvrM Categories (other): Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Asseljäger, Asselspinne, Kellerassel, Landassel, Mauerassel, Rollassel

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Asseljäger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Asselspinne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kellerassel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Landassel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mauerassel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Rollassel"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "esel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German esel",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German esel, somehow related to ëȥȥen (“to eat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Atzel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Assel f (genitive Assel, plural Asseln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Crustaceans",
          "orig": "de:Crustaceans",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woodlouse, slater, pill bug"
      ],
      "id": "en-Assel-de-noun-hyz28hTk",
      "links": [
        [
          "woodlouse",
          "woodlouse"
        ],
        [
          "slater",
          "slater"
        ],
        [
          "pill bug",
          "pill bug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Zoology",
          "orig": "de:Zoology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "isopod"
      ],
      "id": "en-Assel-de-noun-Q9AmUvrM",
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "isopod",
          "isopod"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) isopod"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Assel.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/De-Assel.oga/De-Assel.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/De-Assel.oga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Assel"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Crustaceans"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Asseljäger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Asselspinne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kellerassel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landassel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mauerassel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rollassel"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "esel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German esel",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German esel, somehow related to ëȥȥen (“to eat”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Assel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Asseln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Atzel",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Assel f (genitive Assel, plural Asseln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woodlouse, slater, pill bug"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woodlouse",
          "woodlouse"
        ],
        [
          "slater",
          "slater"
        ],
        [
          "pill bug",
          "pill bug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "isopod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "isopod",
          "isopod"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) isopod"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Assel.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/De-Assel.oga/De-Assel.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/De-Assel.oga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Assel"
}

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