Drossel

See also: drossel

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁɔsəl/, [ˈdʁɔsəl], [ˈdʁɔsl̩], [ˈd̥-]

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• Hyphenation: Dros‧sel

Etymology 1

From Middle High German droschel, from Old High German throskela, from Proto-West Germanic *þrosklā, *þrostlā (“thrush”).

Noun

Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)

1. thrush (songbird of the family Turdidae)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drossel	die	Drosseln
genitive	einer	der	Drossel	der	Drosseln
dative	einer	der	Drossel	den	Drosseln
accusative	eine	die	Drossel	die	Drosseln

Declension of Drossel [feminine]

Hyponyms

• Afrikadrossel (“African thrush”)
• Ameisendrossel (“antthrush”)
• Brillendrossel (“bare-eyed thrush”)
• Halsbanddrossel (“varied thrush”)
• Izudrossel (“Izu thrush”)
• Kapdrossel (“olive thrush”)
• Köhlerdrossel (“yellow-legged thrush”)
• Komorendrossel (“Comoros thrush”)
• Misteldrossel (“mistle thrush”)
• Ringdrossel (“ring ouzel”)
• Rotdrossel (“redwing”)
• Rotkehldrossel (“red-throated thrush”)
• Scheckendrossel (“Japanese thrush”)
• Schwarzdrossel (“blackbird”)
• Schwarzkehldrossel (“black-throated thrush”)
• Singdrossel (“throstle, song thrush”)
• Somalidrossel (“Somalian thrush”)
• Spottdrossel (“mockingbird”)
• Südseedrossel (“island thrush”)
• Taitadrossel (“Taita thrush”)
• Wanderdrossel (“American robin”)
• Weißhalsdrossel (“white-collared blackbird”)

 

Derived terms

• Drosselbart
• Drosselei
• Drosseljunges
• Drosselnest
• Drosselstelze

Etymology 2

From Middle High German drozzel, from Old High German drozza, perhaps ultimately from the root of strotzen.^[1] Akin to Old English þrote.

Noun

Drossel f (genitive Drossel, plural Drosseln)

1. throttle (valve)
2. (hunting) gorge of game
3. (anatomy, archaic) throat

   Synonyms: Kehle, Gurgel

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Drossel	die	Drosseln
genitive	einer	der	Drossel	der	Drosseln
dative	einer	der	Drossel	den	Drosseln
accusative	eine	die	Drossel	die	Drosseln

Declension of Drossel [feminine]

Derived terms

• drosseln
• erdrosseln
• Schnapsdrossel

References

1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Drossel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

• “Drossel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Drossel” in Duden online
• “Drossel” in Duden online
• “Drossel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.