See also: mäkel

German edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Middle High German makel, borrowed from Latin macula.[1] Related to Makulatur.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːkəl/, [ˈmaːkəl], [ˈmaːkl̩]
  • (file)

Noun edit

Makel m (strong, genitive Makels, plural Makel)

  1. flaw; blemish

Derived terms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Makel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading edit

  • Makel” in Duden online
  • Makel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache