Mull

See also: mull, múll, müll, and Müll

English

Etymology 1

From the noun mull (“crag, promontory”). Known in Old Norse as Myl.

Proper noun

Mull

1. An island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Translations

island

• Scottish Gaelic: Muile

Etymology 2

From mulligatawny.

Noun

Mull (plural Mulls)

1. (Anglo-Indian, slang, obsolete) A member of the Service belonging to the Madras Presidency.
   • 1837, Asiatic Journal, page 251:

     The Mulls have been excited also by another occurrence […] affecting rather the trading than fashionable world.

   • 1844, The New Sporting Magazine, volume 8, page 394:

     […] but the glorious days, when "Qui-hyes" and "Mulls" used to be pitted against each other for first spear, have vanished, […]

   • 1852, Notes and Queries (1st ser. v. 165)

     [R]esidents of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras are, in Eastern parlance, designated 'Qui Hies,' 'Ducks,' and 'Mulls.'

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “Mull”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

German

Etymology 1

Byform of Müll (“waste, rubbish”, older also “earth, dust”), which see. Related with English mould (“loose earth”), but not directly cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊl/

• Audio:

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Noun

Mull m (strong, genitive Mulls or Mulles, no plural)

1. (chiefly Northern Germany) mould, loose earth

Declension

Declension of Mull [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mull
genitive	eines	des	Mulls, Mulles
dative	einem	dem	Mull, Mulle1
accusative	einen	den	Mull

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Mullboden
• Torfmull

Etymology 2

From Low German Mull, from Middle Low German mul, mol. Cognate with Dutch mol, English mole. Related with German Molch (“salamander”).

Pronunciation

• Like etymology 1 above.

Noun

Mull m (strong, genitive Mulls or Mulles, plural Mulle)

1. (dialectal) synonym of Maulwurf (“mole”)
2. (biology, in compounds) one of various mammals that dig subterranean burrows

Declension

Declension of Mull [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mull	die	Mulle
genitive	eines	des	Mulls, Mulles	der	Mulle
dative	einem	dem	Mull, Mulle1	den	Mullen
accusative	einen	den	Mull	die	Mulle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Beutelmull
• Blessmull
• Goldmull
• Graumull
• Nacktmull
• Spitzmull
• Sternmull

Etymology 3

From English mull, shortened from mulmul, from Hindi मलमल (malmal).

Pronunciation

• Like etymology 1 above.

Noun

Mull m (strong, genitive Mulls or Mulles, plural (rare) Mulle)

1. gauze (very thin fabric, generally used for medical purposes)

Declension

Declension of Mull [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mull	die	Mulle
genitive	eines	des	Mulls, Mulles	der	Mulle
dative	einem	dem	Mull, Mulle1	den	Mullen
accusative	einen	den	Mull	die	Mulle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Mullbinde
• Mullgewebe
• Mullkompresse
• Mullverband

Etymology 4

From English Mull.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal/

Proper noun

Mull n (proper noun, genitive Mulls or (optionally with an article) Mull)

1. Mull (an island, the second largest in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland)

Further reading

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

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul/
• Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch mule, from Old Dutch *mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.

Noun

Mull f (plural Mulle, diminutive Mülltje) (Eupen)

1. mouth of an animal
2. (possibly derogatory) mouth of a person
3. kiss

Etymology 2

From a clipping of Mullber, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi (“mulberry”).

Noun

Mull f (plural Mulle) (Eupen)

1. raspberry

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French moûle, from Latin musculus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mul/
• Rhymes: -ul

Noun

Mull f (plural Mullen)

1. mussel