Diesel

See also: diesel and diésel

German

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), the inventor of the Diesel motor. The surname is a variation of Tüssel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdiːzl̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Die‧sel

Noun

Diesel m (strong, genitive Diesels or Diesel, plural Diesel)

  1. Ellipsis of Dieselkraftstoff (diesel fuel).
  2. Ellipsis of Dieselmotor (diesel engine).
  3. (by extension) diesel (vehicle powered by a diesel engine)

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

Diesel n (strong, genitive Diesels, plural Diesel)

  1. (informal, regional) Coke mixed with beer

Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • Diesel” in Duden online
  • Diesel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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