FromMiddle High Germanvisel m orf. The modern form with-u- is aCentral German variant. Further origin unknown. Probably related toGermanFaser. Compare in particularDutchvezel.
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊsəl/,[ˈfʊsəl],[ˈfʊsl̩](prescriptive standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfʊzəl/,[ˈfʊzəl],[ˈfʊzl̩](common variant;not restricted to accents with general voicing of/s/)
Fussel m or(rare)n (mixed orstrong,genitiveFussels,pluralFusselnorFussel)or
Fussel f (genitiveFussel,pluralFusseln)
- fluff,lint of fabric, wool, etc.
- Synonym:Fluse
- Some dictionaries give the word as exclusively or chiefly feminine, but the masculine gender seems now predominant. The neuter is rare.
- Fussel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; seethe appendix.
Declension ofFussel [masculine // neuter(rare), mixed // strong]
Declension ofFussel [feminine]
- “Fussel” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fussel” inDuden online
