Mühle

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German mül(e), mülīn(e), from Old High German mulī, mulīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːlə/
  • Hyphenation: Müh‧le
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  • Rhymes: -yːlə

Noun[edit]

Mühle f (genitive Mühle, plural Mühlen)

  1. (countable) mill, grinder (tool or apparatus for grinding)
  2. (countable) mill (building where such an apparatus is used)
  3. (uncountable, board games) nine men's morris
  4. (informal, derogatory) old banger (old, rickety vehicle)
    Synonym: Kiste

Declension[edit]

Declension of Mühle [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mühle die Mühlen
genitive einer der Mühle der Mühlen
dative einer der Mühle den Mühlen
accusative eine die Mühle die Mühlen

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