Mühle
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mül(e), mülīn(e), from Old High German mulī, mulīn, from Latin molīna, molīnum. Cognate with Dutch molen, English mill, and further with French moulin, Spanish molino.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mühle f (genitive Mühle, plural Mühlen)
- (countable) mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding)
- (countable) mill (building where such an apparatus is used)
- (uncountable, board games) nine men's morris
- (informal, derogatory) old banger (old, rickety vehicle)
- Synonym: Kiste
Declension
Declension of Mühle [feminine]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Mühle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mühle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Mühle” in Duden online
- Mühle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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