Mühle
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mül(e), mülīn(e), from Old High German mulī, mulīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyːlə/
- Hyphenation: Müh‧le
Audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -yːlə
Noun
Mühle f (genitive Mühle, plural Mühlen)
- (countable) mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding)
- (countable) mill (building where such an apparatus is used)
- (uncountable, board games) nine men's morris
- (informal, derogatory) old banger (old, rickety vehicle)
- Synonym: Kiste
Declension
Hyponyms
- Altweibermühle
- Dampfmühle
- Gebetsmühle
- Getreidemühle
- Gewürzmühle
- Handmühle
- Jobmühle
- Kaffeemühle
- Klapsmühle
- Knochenmühle
- Ölmühle
- Pfeffermühle
- Pulvermühle
- Sägemühle
- Schneidemühle
- Schrottmühle
- Titelmühle
- Tretmühle
- Wassermühle
- Windmühle
- Zwickmühle
Related terms
- Mühlbach
- Mühlenbach
- Mühlenspindel
- Mühlenteich
- Mühlrad
- Mühlstein
- Mühlteich
Further reading
- “Mühle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mühle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Mühle” in Duden online
Mühle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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