muil

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœy̯l/
  • Hyphenation: muil
  • Rhymes: -œy̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch muul, from Old Dutch mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.

Noun

muil m (plural muilen, diminutive muiltje n)

  1. An animal's mouth and muzzle or snout
    De hond kauwde op het bot met zijn muil.
    The dog chewed on the bone with its muzzle.
    Hij opende de muil van de hond om te kijken naar zijn tanden.
    He opened the dog's mouth to look at its teeth.
    De varkenszuster was bedekt met modder tot aan haar muil.
    The pig's snout was covered with mud.
  2. (derogatory) A person's face
  3. (notably in muilen trekken) A funny, angry ... face one makes, facial expression
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

muil

  1. inflection of muilen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch muul, from Latin (calceus) mulleus (red shoe).

Noun

muil m (plural muilen, diminutive muiltje n)

  1. (usually as plural diminutive muiltjes) A flat type of footwear
    De sprookjesprins zocht Assepoester met als enige aanwijzing haar glazen muiltje
    The fairytale prince looked for Cinderella with her glass slipper as the only clue
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: milen, myel

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch muul, from Latin mūlus.

Noun

muil m (plural muilen, diminutive muiltje n)

  1. A mule, an equine crossbreed between a stallion (horse) and a she-ass (donkey)
Derived terms

References

  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
  • Prof. dr. G. Geerts e.a., van Dale. Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Utrecht - Antwerp, Van Dale Lexicografie, 1984 (eleventh edition). [leading Dutch dictionary in Dutch, commonly known as ‘de Grote Van Dale’]

Ludian

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian мыло (mylo).

Noun

muil

  1. soap

Scots

Noun

muil (plural muils)

  1. mule (kind of shoe)

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian мыло (mylo).

Noun

muil

  1. soap

Declension

Inflection of muil (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. muil
genitive sing. muilan
partitive sing. muilad
partitive plur. muiloid
singular plural
nominative muil muilad
accusative muilan muilad
genitive muilan muiloiden
partitive muilad muiloid
essive-instructive muilan muiloin
translative muilaks muiloikš
inessive muilas muiloiš
elative muilaspäi muiloišpäi
illative muilaha
muilha
muiloihe
adessive muilal muiloil
ablative muilalpäi muiloilpäi
allative muilale muiloile
abessive muilata muiloita
comitative muilanke muiloidenke
prolative muiladme muiloidme
approximative I muilanno muiloidenno
approximative II muilannoks muiloidennoks
egressive muilannopäi muiloidennopäi
terminative I muilahasai
muilhasai
muiloihesai
terminative II muilalesai muiloilesai
terminative III muilassai
additive I muilahapäi
muilhapäi
muiloihepäi
additive II muilalepäi muiloilepäi
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