Mehl

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (“flour”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meːl/
  • Audio
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  • Homophone: Mail (according to one pronunciation of this word)

Noun[edit]

Mehl n (genitive Mehls or Mehles, plural Mehle)

  1. flour; meal (ground cereal)
  2. powder; dust (any result of grinding)
    Synonym: Pulver (more common)
    Sägemehl ― sawdust
Declension[edit]
Declension of Mehl
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mehl die Mehle
genitive eines des Mehles,
Mehls 		der Mehle
dative einem dem Mehl,
Mehle1 		den Mehlen
accusative ein das Mehl die Mehle
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).

Noun[edit]

Mehl n

  1. flour, meal

Derived terms[edit]

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