Sägemehl

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sägen (to saw) +‎ Mehl (flour). The loss of the final -n is regular in compounds from verb stems. Alternatively analysable as Säge (a saw) +‎ Mehl.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌmeːl/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧mehl

Noun[edit]

Sägemehl n (strong, genitive Sägemehles or Sägemehls, plural Sägemehle)

  1. sawdust

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Further reading[edit]

  • Sägemehl” in Duden online
  • Sägemehl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache