Mangold

See also: mangold and mángold

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, variant of Mangnall (see Mangel).
• As a German surname, from an old Germanic name composed of the elements *manag (“many”) + *wald (“rule”).

Proper noun

Mangold (plural Mangolds)

1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ.ɡɔlt/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German man(e)golt. Further origin unknown. A relation with the personal name below suggests itself phonetically, but is semantically nebulous.

Noun

Mangold m (strong, genitive Mangolds or Mangoldes, plural (rare) Mangolde)

1. chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)

Declension

Declension of Mangold [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mangold	die	Mangolde
genitive	eines	des	Mangolds, Mangoldes	der	Mangolde
dative	einem	dem	Mangold, Mangolde1	den	Mangolden
accusative	einen	den	Mangold	die	Mangolde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From Old High German Managold, from manag (“much”) + (gi)walt (“might, power”), respectively from Proto-West Germanic *manag (German manche) and *wald (German Gewalt, walten).

Noun

Mangold m or f (strong, genitive Mangolds or (with an article) Mangold, plural Mangolds or Mangold)

1. a surname

Further reading

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mangold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɑŋɡolt]

Noun

Mangold m (uncountable)

1. chard
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) mangold, mangelwurzel