vezel

See also: vězel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *vesele (from which veselen), from vese + -ele. Equivalent to vees +‎ -el. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *fasō (“fiber”), see Old High German faso.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveː.zəl/
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  • Hyphenation: ve‧zel
  • Rhymes: -eːzəl

Noun

vezel f or m (plural vezels, diminutive vezeltje n)

  1. A fibre (Commonwealth); fiber (US) (single piece/strand of fabric or other material).
  2. A dietary fibre.

Derived terms
  • hennepvezel
  • katoenvezel
  • kunstvezel
  • voedingsvezel
  • wolvezel

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vesel

Slovene

Participle

vẹ̑zəł

  1. masculine singular l-participle of vesti (“to embroider”)
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