Mehlsack

German

Etymology

From Mehl (“flour”) +‎ Sack (“sack”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlzak/
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Hyphenation: Mehl‧sack
Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Mehlsack m (strong, genitive Mehlsackes or Mehlsacks, plural Mehlsäcke)

flour sack, flour bag

Declension

Declension of Mehlsack [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mehlsack	die	Mehlsäcke
genitive	eines	des	Mehlsackes, Mehlsacks	der	Mehlsäcke
dative	einem	dem	Mehlsack, Mehlsacke¹	den	Mehlsäcken
accusative	einen	den	Mehlsack	die	Mehlsäcke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Mehltüte
Mehlblüte
Weizenmehl
Futtersack
Kartoffelsack
Sandsack

Further reading

“Mehlsack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Mehlsack” in Duden online

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