miel

See also: mielʹ, Miel, miél, and miel.

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel f

1. honey

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjel/ [ˈmjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: miel

Noun

miel m (plural mieles)

1. honey

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French miel, from Old French miel, Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjɛl/

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Noun

miel m (plural miels)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Derived terms

• abeille à miel
• cuillère à miel
• lune de miel
• miellé
• mielleux
• mouche à miel

Descendants

• Saint Dominican Creole French:
  • Haitian Creole: myèl

Related terms

• mellifère

Further reading

• “miel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lime, limé, mile

Ladino

Alternative forms

• myel

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish miel, myel (“honey”), from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel m or f (Hebrew spelling מייל)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance that bees produce)

   Los pastelikos vo kumer kon almendrikas y la miel.

   I’m going to eat little pastries with almonds and honey.

Derived terms

• mielozo

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪːl/
• Rhymes: -ɪːl

Etymology 1

Root
m-j-l
4 terms

From Arabic مَالَ (māla).

Verb

miel (imperfect jmil, verbal noun mejl)

1. to be inclined
2. to bow down

Conjugation

Conjugation of miel (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	milt	milt	miel	milna	miltu	mielu
	f			mielet
imperfect	m	mmil	tmil	jmil	mmilu	tmilu	jmilu
	f			tmil
imperative			mil			milu

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

miel m (plural mwiel)

1. (obsolete) wealth, riches

Middle French

Alternative forms

• mïel

Etymology

Inherited from Old French miel (“honey”), from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel m (plural miels or mielz)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

References

• miel on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel oblique singular, m (oblique plural mieus or miex or miels, nominative singular mieus or miex or miels, nominative plural miel)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Descendants

• French: miel
• Norman: myi (Jersey)

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• myel

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjel/

Noun

miel f (plural mieles)

1. honey
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 12r. b.:

     E leuarlo ala tierra buena & ampla. Q̃ mana lech. & miel.

     And lead it to the good and broad land that flows with milk and honey.

   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 57r. a.:

     Manteca e miel cõbra por aborecer e ſaber el mal e eſleer el bien.

     He will eat curds and honey to know and reject evil and choose good.

   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r. a.:

     Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãsõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon

     On the seventh day they told Sampson, who is sweeter than honey and stronger than a lion.

Descendants

• Ladino: miel, myel (Latin spelling), מייל (Hebrew spelling)
• Spanish: miel

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: miel

Verb

miel

1. second-person singular imperative of mleć
2. second-person singular imperative of mielić

Further reading

• miel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

For earlier *amniel, from Latin agnellus (“lambkin, little lamb”), diminutive of agnus (“lamb”). Not to be confused with miere (“honey”).

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Noun

miel m (plural miei, feminine equivalent mia)

1. lamb
2. (slang) cock, penis

   Synonym: pulă

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	miel	mielul		miei	mieii
genitive-dative	miel	mielului		miei	mieilor
vocative	mielule			mieilor

Derived terms

• mielar

Related terms

• mia
• mioară
• miță

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish miel, myel, from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjel/ [ˈmjel]

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: miel

Noun

miel f (plural mieles)

1. honey

Derived terms

• abeja de miel
• aguamiel
• chupamiel
• luna de miel
• miel de palma
• miel sobre hojuelas
• no hay miel sin hiel
• tejón de miel

Related terms

• meloso

Further reading

• “miel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Anagrams

• limé, lime

Volapük

Noun

miel (nominative plural miels)

1. honey

Declension

Declension of miel

	singular	plural
nominative	miel	miels
genitive	miela	mielas
dative	miele	mieles
accusative	mieli	mielis
vocative 1	o miel!	o miels!
predicative 2	mielu	mielus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mēl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl.

Noun

miel n (plural mielen or miellen, diminutive mieltsje)

1. meal
2. time, occurrence

Further reading

• “miel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
• “miel (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011