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Maul
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maul maŭl
German
Etymology
de :inh gmh:mūl//mūle<ety:inh<goh:*mūl//mūla<ety:inh<gem-pro:*mūlą//*mūlō>>>>
From de gmh mūl,mūle snout, mouth, from de goh *mūl,mūla snout, from de gem-pro *mūlą,*mūlō muzzle, snout, from de ine-pro *mū- lips, muzzle.
Cognate with nl muil muzzle, snout, da mule muzzle, fy mûle mouth, gsw Muul mouth.
Pronunciation
de /maʊ̯l/
de De-Maul.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,^er ^chen
mouth of an animal
de pejorative mouth of a person
de Halt's Maul! Shut your mouth!
de Tools a part of a tool that holds or carries something
Declension
n,(e)s,^er
Hyponyms
de Bärenmaul, de Hundemaul, de Löwenmaul, de Rundmäuler
de Lästermaul, de Spottmaul, de Schandmaul
Related terms
de Maulkorb, de Maulsperre, de Maultasche, de Maultrommel
de Breitmaulfrosch, de Dickmaulrüssler
See also
de Mund, mouth of a person in a non-pejorative sense
de maulen
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
hrx :inh gmh:mūl//mūle<ety:inh<goh:*mūl//mūla<ety:inh<gem-pro:*mūlą//*mūlō>>>>
From hrx gmh mūl,mūle snout, mouth, from hrx goh *mūl,mūla snout, from hrx gem-pro *mūlą,*mūlō muzzle, snout, from hrx ine-pro *mū- lips, muzzle.
Pronunciation
hrx /maʊ̯l/
Noun
n Meiler Meilche
mouth of an animal
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb :inh gmh:mūl//mūle<ety:inh<goh:*mūl//mūla<ety:inh<gem-pro:*mūlą//*mūlō>>>>
From lb gmh mūl,mūle snout, mouth, from lb goh *mūl,mūla snout, from lb gem-pro *mūlą,*mūlō muzzle, snout, from lb ine-pro *mū- lips, muzzle.
Pronunciation
lb /mæːʊ̯l/
Noun
f Mailer
mouth of an animal
lb pejorative mouth of a person
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
pdc :inh gmh:mūl//mūle<ety:inh<goh:*mūl//mūla<ety:inh<gem-pro:*mūlą//*mūlō>>>>
From pdc gmh mūl,mūle snout, mouth, from pdc goh *mūl,mūla snout, from pdc gem-pro *mūlą,*mūlō muzzle, snout, from pdc ine-pro *mū- lips, muzzle.
Compare de Maul, nl muil.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Meiler
mouth