Distel

See also: distel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German distel, from Old High German distil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil.

Cognates include Old English þistel (Modern English thistle), Old Saxon and Old Dutch thistil (Modern Dutch distel), Old Norse and Icelandic þistill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪstl̩/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Dis‧tel

Noun

Distel f (genitive Distel, plural Disteln, diminutive Distelchen n)

1. thistle

Declension

Declension of Distel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Distel	die	Disteln
genitive	einer	der	Distel	der	Disteln
dative	einer	der	Distel	den	Disteln
accusative	eine	die	Distel	die	Disteln

Hyponyms

• Alantdistel
• Färberdistel
• Golddistel
• Kratzdistel
• Mariendistel

 

Derived terms

• distelig

Related terms

• Distelfalter
• Distelfink

 

Further reading

• “Distel” in Duden online
• “Distel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Distel m (plural Distle)

1. thistle