Haspel

See also: haspel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as HASPEL (DE) in 1844. Derived from haspel (“yarn winch”). Named after a winch-shaped bend made by the nearby Grift river.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Has‧pel
  • Homophone: haspel

Proper noun

Haspel n

  1. A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “haspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German
Haspel

Etymology

From Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-West Germanic *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspulaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; hasp; reel”). More at hasp.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Haspel f (genitive Haspel, plural Haspeln) or Haspel m (strong, genitive Haspels, plural Haspel)

  1. reel (device for a harvesting machine)
  2. bobbin
  3. windlass
  4. swift, niddy-noddy
    Synonyms: Garnwinde, Nicker

Declension

Feminine:

Declension of Haspel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Haspel die Haspeln
genitive einer der Haspel der Haspeln
dative einer der Haspel den Haspeln
accusative eine die Haspel die Haspeln

Masculine:

Declension of Haspel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Haspel die Haspel
genitive eines des Haspels der Haspel
dative einem dem Haspel den Haspeln
accusative einen den Haspel die Haspel

Further reading
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