"Waserl" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaːsɛʁl/, [-sɐl], [-z̥ɐl] [Austria]
Etymology: Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Waise<t:orphan>|-erl<pos:diminutive suffix>}}, {{af|de|Waise|-erl|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=orphan}} Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,n}} Waserl n (mixed, genitive Waserls, plural Waserln) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,n}} Forms: Waserls [genitive], Waserln [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Waserl [nominative, singular], Waserln [definite, nominative, plural], Waserls [genitive, singular], Waserln [definite, genitive, plural], Waserl [dative, singular], Waserln [dative, definite, plural], Waserl [accusative, singular], Waserln [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (Austria, colloquial) a timid and insecure or helpless person Tags: Austria, colloquial, mixed, neuter
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Waise",
      "Waise#German"
    ],
    [
      "-erl",
      "-erl#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Waise<t:orphan>",
        "4": "-erl<pos:diminutive suffix>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Waise",
        "3": "-erl",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "orphan"
      },
      "expansion": "Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Waserls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,n"
      },
      "expansion": "Waserl n (mixed, genitive Waserls, plural Waserln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Wa",
        "serl"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Austrian German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German terms suffixed with -erl",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a timid and insecure or helpless person"
      ],
      "id": "en-Waserl-de-noun-aSoP4CjC",
      "links": [
        [
          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "insecure",
          "insecure"
        ],
        [
          "helpless",
          "helpless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, colloquial) a timid and insecure or helpless person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "colloquial",
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaːsɛʁl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-sɐl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-z̥ɐl]",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vaserl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Waserl"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Waise",
      "Waise#German"
    ],
    [
      "-erl",
      "-erl#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "Waise<t:orphan>",
        "4": "-erl<pos:diminutive suffix>"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Waise",
        "3": "-erl",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "orphan"
      },
      "expansion": "Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Waise (“orphan”) + -erl (diminutive suffix)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Waserls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Waserln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,n"
      },
      "expansion": "Waserl n (mixed, genitive Waserls, plural Waserln)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Wa",
        "serl"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German diminutive nouns",
        "German entries referencing missing etymons",
        "German entries with etymon",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German mixed nouns",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms suffixed with -erl",
        "German terms with homophones",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a timid and insecure or helpless person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "timid",
          "timid"
        ],
        [
          "insecure",
          "insecure"
        ],
        [
          "helpless",
          "helpless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria, colloquial) a timid and insecure or helpless person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "colloquial",
        "mixed",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvaːsɛʁl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-sɐl]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-z̥ɐl]",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Vaserl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Waserl"
}

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