mul

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See also: Mul, múl, mũl, múľ, muł, and -mul-

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

mul

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for multiple languages.

Bakulung[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul

  1. water

References[edit]

Bouyei[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul

  1. pig

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul m (plural muls, feminine mula)

  1. mule

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈmul]
  • Hyphenation: mul
  • Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Latin mūlus.

Noun[edit]

mul m anim

  1. mule (a hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
    Synonym: mula
Declension[edit]
Declension of mul (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative mul mulové
genitive mula mulů
dative mulovi, mulu mulům
accusative mula muly
vocative mule mulové
locative mulovi, mulu mulech
instrumental mulem muly

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English mull.

Noun[edit]

mul m inan

  1. gauze (cotton fabric)
    Synonym: gáza
Declension[edit]
Declension of mul (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative mul muly
genitive mulu mulů
dative mulu mulům
accusative mul muly
vocative mule muly
locative mulu mulech
instrumental mulem muly

Further reading[edit]

  • mul in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • mul in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dalmatian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin malus.

Adjective[edit]

mul

  1. bad

Noun[edit]

mul m

  1. evil

Danish[edit]

Verb[edit]

mul

  1. imperative of mule

Estonian[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

mul

  1. adessive singular of ma

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, minul (adessive of mina) is used.

Lower Sorbian[edit]

dwa mula

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *mulъ (“mule”), from Latin mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul m animal (feminine mula)

  1. mule (generic or male)

Declension[edit]

Declension of mul
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative mul mula mule
Genitive mula mulowu mulow
Dative muloju muloma mulam
Accusative mula mulowu mule, mulow
Instrumental mulom muloma mulami
Locative mulu muloma mulach

References[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mul”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mul”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

mul

  1. Alternative form of mollen

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul

  1. Alternative form of mule

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul

  1. Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *mūl (“mule”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mūl m

  1. mule

Declension[edit]

Declension of mul (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mūl mūlas
accusative mūl mūlas
genitive mūles mūla
dative mūle mūlum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: mule

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul oblique singular, m (oblique plural mus or muls, nominative singular mus or muls, nominative plural mul)

  1. mule (animal)

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French moule.

Noun[edit]

mul m animal

  1. (informal) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
    Synonym: omułek jadalny
  2. (informal) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
    Synonym: omułek śródziemnomorski
Declension[edit]
Declension of mul
singular plural
nominative mul mule
genitive mula muli
dative mulowi mulom
accusative mula mule
instrumental mulem mulami
locative mulu mulach
vocative mulu mule

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

mul

  1. second-person singular imperative of mulić

Further reading[edit]

  • mul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mul

  1. Romanization of 𒀯 (mul)

Tatar[edit]

Adjective[edit]

mul

  1. abundant, full

Volapük[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul (nominative plural muls)

  1. month

Declension[edit]

declension of mul
singular plural
nominative mul muls
genitive mula mulas
dative mule mules
accusative muli mulis
vocative 1 o mul! o muls!
predicative 2 mulu mulus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Related terms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mul m (plural mulod or muloedd or mulioedd, feminine mules)

  1. mule, hinny
    Synonyms: mŵl, miwl
  2. shoemaker's last

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mul ful unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

mul c (plural mullen, diminutive multsje)

  1. middle
  2. waist

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Yapese[edit]

Verb[edit]

mul

  1. to fall
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