Maul

See also maul

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”). Cognate with Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), Danish mule (“muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maʊ̯l/

Noun

Maul n (genitive Mauls or Maules, plural Mäuler)

1. mouth of an animal
2. (rude) mouth of a person

   Maul halten und weiter dienen - Shut up and keep on doing your duty.

Declension

declension of Maul

	singular			plural
n gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Maul	die	Mäuler
genitive	eines	des	Maules, Mauls	der	Mäuler
dative	einem	dem	Maul, Maule (archaic)	den	Mäulern
accusative	ein	das	Maul	die	Mäuler

See also

• maulen