Sägemehl
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌmeːl/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧mehl
Noun
Sägemehl n (genitive Sägemehls or Sägemehles, plural Sägemehle)