Geselle

German

Alternative forms

• Gesell

Etymology

From Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisello, gisellio, from Proto-Germanic *gasaljô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈzɛlə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Geselle m (weak, genitive Gesellen, plural Gesellen, feminine Gesellin)

1. journeyman
2. associate
3. fellow (of the guild)

Declension

Declension of Geselle [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Geselle	die	Gesellen
genitive	eines	des	Gesellen	der	Gesellen
dative	einem	dem	Gesellen	den	Gesellen
accusative	einen	den	Gesellen	die	Gesellen

See also

• Lehrling
• Meister

Further reading

• “Geselle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Geselle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Geselle” in Duden online
• Geselle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de