Zürgel

German

Etymology

Apparently via earlier Zürbel distorted from Latin sorbus (until the mid of the 18^th century not having the meaning fixed to Celtis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sʏrɡəl/, [ˈt͡sʏʁɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏʁɡl̩], [ˈt͡sʏrɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏrɡl̩], [ˈt͡sʏɐ̯ɡəl], [ˈt͡sʏɐ̯ɡl̩]

Noun

Zürgel m (strong, genitive Zürgels, plural Zürgel)

1. (obsolete) hackberry, nettle tree (Celtis gen. et spp.)

   Synonym: (modern term) Zürgelbaum

Usage notes

• Documented in Grimm's dictionary as masculine and possibly also feminine.

Declension

Declension of Zürgel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zürgel	die	Zürgel
genitive	eines	des	Zürgels	der	Zürgel
dative	einem	dem	Zürgel	den	Zürgeln
accusative	einen	den	Zürgel	die	Zürgel

Derived terms

• Zürgelbaum
• Zürgelnuss / Zürgelnuß

References

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