Muul
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą. Cognate with German Maul.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müüli)
- mouth
- 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
- Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?
- What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?
- (Uri) maw (mouth of an animal)
Usage notes edit
- Unlike its German cognate Maul, Muul is not derogatory when referring to a person's mouth.
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 38.
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German mūle, from Old High German mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.
Noun edit
Muul f (plural Muule, diminutive Müülche)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German mūl, from Old High German *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.
Noun edit
Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müülche)
Etymology 3 edit
From French mule, probably via Middle Dutch mule, muyle.
Noun edit
Muul f (plural Muule)
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German mûl, from Old Saxon *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.
Noun edit
Muul n (plural Mulen)