Mistral

See also: mistral

English

Etymology

From French Mistral.

Proper noun

Mistral

1. A surname from French.
2. Frédéric Mistral (French writer)

Derived terms

• Mistralian

 

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Mistral.

Proper noun

Mistral ?

1. a surname from Occitan

   Frédéric Mistral, b. 1830

2. Frédéric Mistral (French writer)

   En 1859, le premier grand poème de Mistral, Mirèio, salué par Lamartine, reçoit un accueil enthousiaste de la critique parisienne.

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Derived terms

• mistralien

 

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French mistral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈtʁaːl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Mistral m (strong, genitive Mistrals, plural Mistrale)

1. mistral

Declension

Declension of Mistral [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mistral	die	Mistrale
genitive	eines	des	Mistrals	der	Mistrale
dative	einem	dem	Mistral	den	Mistralen
accusative	einen	den	Mistral	die	Mistrale

Further reading

• “Mistral” in Duden online
• “Mistral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan

Alternative forms

• Mistrau

Etymology

Restituted from French Mistral. Compare mistral (“northwesterly wind”).

Proper noun

Mistral ?

1. a surname, equivalent to English Mistral

   Frederic Mistral, b. 1830

Descendants

• → French: Mistral