Maultier
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German *mūltier, from Old High German *mūltior, from Proto-West Germanic *mūladeuʀ, from *mūl + *deuʀ. Equivalent to obsolete Maul (“mule”) + Tier (“animal”). Cognate with Dutch muildier.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Maultier n (strong, genitive Maultiers or Maultieres, plural Maultiere)
- mule (offspring of a male donkey and female horse)
- Coordinate term: Maulesel (“hinny”)
- (loosely) mule (hybrid offspring of a donkey and a horse regardless of their genders)
- Synonym: Muli
Declension edit
Declension of Maultier [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Maultier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Maultier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Maultier” in Duden online
- Maultier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de