Vettel

English

Etymology

German Vettel

Proper noun

Vettel (plural Vettels)

  1. A surname from German.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vettel.

Proper noun

Vettel ?

  1. a surname, Vettel, from German

German

Etymology

15th century, from Latin vetula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛtəl/
  • One of only a handful of Latinate words in which initial v- is /f/; compare Vers, Vesper, Vize, Vogt (in idioms of Germany, that is, whereas in most of Austria only /foːkt/, the other three with /v/).
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Noun

Vettel f (genitive Vettel, plural Vetteln)

  1. (dated) an old, slovenly woman

Usage notes
  • To the degree that it is still used, it occurs most often in the pleonastic alte Vettel.

Declension
Declension of Vettel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Vettel die Vetteln
genitive einer der Vettel der Vetteln
dative einer der Vettel den Vetteln
accusative eine die Vettel die Vetteln

Proper noun

Vettel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vettels or (with an article) Vettel, feminine genitive Vettel, plural Vettels or Vettel)

  1. a surname, Vettel

Descendants
  • English: Vettel
  • French: Vettel
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