Gemahl

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gemahel(e) (“bridegroom (bride)”), from Old High German gimahalo, from Old High German gimahalen (“to speak; (by extension) to be engaged under contract”), ultimately from Old High German mahal (“assembly; agreement, contract; covenant, marriage vows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmaːl/, /ɡɛˈmaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

• Audio:

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Noun

Gemahl m (strong, genitive Gemahles or Gemahls, plural Gemahle, feminine Gemahlin)

1. (formal, dated) spouse; husband

   Synonyms: Ehemann, Gatte

Declension

Declension of Gemahl [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gemahl	die	Gemahle
genitive	eines	des	Gemahles, Gemahls	der	Gemahle
dative	einem	dem	Gemahl, Gemahle1	den	Gemahlen
accusative	einen	den	Gemahl	die	Gemahle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Herzogsgemahl, Prinzgemahl

Further reading

• “Gemahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache