Mulde
See also: mulde
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German muolter, multer, mulde, from Old High German muoltra, mulda, from Latin mulctra (“milking pail”). The modern form with -d- and without final -r- is Central and Low German; compare also Middle Low German molde, molle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mulde f (genitive Mulde, plural Mulden)
- hollow (lowered area on a surface)
- Synonyms: Kuhle, Vertiefung, Delle
- (geography) hollow; depression
- Synonyms: Senke, Kuhle, Vertiefung
- shallow container; trough
- (technical) a container of the size of a truck which serves for transporting rubbish out of an unkempt dwelling or detritus in mining and the like
Declension edit
Declension of Mulde [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Polish: mulda
Further reading edit
- “Mulde” in Duden online
- “Mulde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mulde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.