Mehl

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Mehl n (strong, genitive Mehles or Mehls, plural Mehle)

  1. flour; meal (ground cereal)
  2. powder; dust (any result of grinding)
    Synonym: (more common) Pulver
    Sägemehl ― sawdust

Declension[edit]

Declension of Mehl [neuter, strong]
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.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Mehl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mehl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Mehl” in Duden online
  • Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg Mehl on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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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