Achsel – German noun declension

German noun forms of Achsel

Noun: Achsel
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singulareine Achsel
Plural Achseln

Definite

Singulardie Achsel
Pluraldie Achseln

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareiner Achsel
Plural Achseln

Definite

Singularder Achsel
Pluralder Achseln

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareiner Achsel
Plural Achseln

Definite

Singularder Achsel
Pluralden Achseln

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareine Achsel
Plural Achseln

Definite

Singulardie Achsel
Pluraldie Achseln

Sample Sentences

  • Er rasiert sich die Achseln. (He shaves his armpits.)
  • Er hat Haarstoppeln in den Achseln. (He has stubbles of hair in his armpits.)
  • Er zuckte mit den Achseln. (He shrugged his shoulders.)
  • Er hat Haarstoppeln unter den Achseln. (He has stubbles of hair under his arms.)

Etymology

From Old High German ahsala, ahsla, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Cognate with Old Norse ǫxl (“shoulder”) and ǫxull (“axle”) (whence Danish aksel, Icelandic öxl), English axle. Also cognate with Latin āxilla (“shoulder joint”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'ǫxl', Danish Nouns 'aksel', Icelandic Nouns 'öxl', English Nouns 'axle', Latin Nouns 'āxilla'.

Verbs referencing "Achsel"

English Nouns axle, Dutch Nouns oksel.

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