Bürzel
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Early New High German bürtzel, pirtzel, a derivation of borzen, bürzen (“to protrude”). This may go back to Old High German bor (“summit, peak”), itself related to the verb beran (“to bear”), as in the second element of empor (“upward”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bürzel m (strong, genitive Bürzels, plural Bürzel)
- (ornithology) rump, hindquarter of a bird
- (hunting) tail (of a bear, badger, boar)
- Synonym: Schwanz
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bürzel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Bürzel” in Duden online