mjöl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic *melwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjœːl/
• Rhymes: -œːl

Noun

mjöl n (genitive singular mjöls, no plural)

1. flour

Declension

declension of mjöl

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjöl	mjölið
accusative	mjöl	mjölið
dative	mjöli	mjölinu
genitive	mjöls	mjölsins

Derived terms

• byggmjöl (“barley flour”)
• fiskimjöl (“fishmeal”)
• haframjöl (“rolled oats, oatmeal”)
• hrísmjöl (“rice flour”)
• hveitimjöl (“wheat flour”)
• kartöflumjöl (“potato flour”)
• kókosmjöl (“coconut flour”)
• maísmjöl (“rice flour”)
• rúgmjöl (“rye flour”)
• síldarmjöl (“herring meal”)
• þangmjöl (“seaweed flour”)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish miøl, from Old Norse mjǫl, from Proto-Germanic *melwą, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mjöl n (countable and uncountable)

1. flour; ground or milled grain or cereal, in particular of wheat
2. in general, a flour-like very fine powder

Declension

Declension of mjöl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mjöl	mjölet	mjöl	mjölen
Genitive	mjöls	mjölets	mjöls	mjölens

Compounds

• vetemjöl
• rågmjöl
• havremjöl
• stenmjöl

Derived terms

• mjöla, mjöla in
• mjölnare
• vetemjöl