Mule

See also: mule, mulé, Mulè, mûle, m̧uļe, and mulę

English

Etymology

Various origins:

  • A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
  • Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
  • Borrowed from French Mule.

Proper noun

Mule (plural Mules)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mule is the 19027th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Mule is most common among White (90.36%) individuals.

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mula.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːl/
  • Rhymes: -uːl
  • Hyphenation: Mu‧le

Noun

Mule m (nominative plural Mule, diminutive Mulche)

  1. mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)

Declension
Declension of Mule
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Mule die Mule
dative dem Mule denne/de Mule

Derived terms
nouns
  • Mulejohre
  • Mulewegh

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mule”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 114
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