Haspel

See also: haspel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as HASPEL (DE) in 1844. Derived from haspel (“yarn winch”). Named after a winch-shaped bend made by the nearby Grift river.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Has‧pel
• Homophone: haspel

Proper noun

Haspel n

1. A hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “haspel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Haspel

Etymology

From Middle High German haspel, from Old High German haspil, from Proto-West Germanic *haspilaz, from Proto-Germanic *haspulaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ (“clasp; hasp; reel”). More at hasp.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Haspel f (genitive Haspel, plural Haspeln) or Haspel m (strong, genitive Haspels, plural Haspel)

1. reel (device for a harvesting machine)
2. bobbin
3. windlass
4. swift, niddy-noddy

   Synonyms: Garnwinde, Nicker

Declension

Feminine:

Declension of Haspel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Haspel	die	Haspeln
genitive	einer	der	Haspel	der	Haspeln
dative	einer	der	Haspel	den	Haspeln
accusative	eine	die	Haspel	die	Haspeln

Masculine:

Declension of Haspel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Haspel	die	Haspel
genitive	eines	des	Haspels	der	Haspel
dative	einem	dem	Haspel	den	Haspeln
accusative	einen	den	Haspel	die	Haspel

Further reading

• “Haspel” in Duden online