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miel

See also: Miel, miél, and miel.

Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

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miel f

  1. honey

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmjel/, [ˈmjel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Hyphenation: miel

Noun

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miel m (plural mieles)

  1. honey

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French miel, from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɛl/
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Noun

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miel m (plural miels)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
m-j-l
3 terms

From Arabic مَالَ (māla).

Verb

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miel (imperfect jmil, verbal noun mejl)

  1. to be inclined
  2. to bow down
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of miel
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m milt milt miel milna miltu mielu
f mielet
imperfect m mmil tmil jmil mmilu tmilu jmilu
f tmil
imperative mil milu

Etymology 2

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From Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

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miel m (plural mwiel)

  1. (obsolete) wealth, riches

Old French

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

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miel oblique singular, m (oblique plural mieus or miex or miels, nominative singular mieus or miex or miels, nominative plural miel)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Descendants

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  • French: miel
  • Norman: myi

Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

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Noun

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miel f (plural mieles)

  1. honey
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 12r. b.
      E leuarlo ala tierra buena & ampla. Q̃ mana lech. & miel.
      And lead it to the good and broad land that flows with milk and honey.
    • Idem, f. 57r. a.
      Manteca e miel cõbra por aborecer e ſaber el mal e eſleer el bien.
      He will eat curds and honey to know and reject evil and choose good.
    • Idem, f. 82r. a.
      Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãsõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon
      On the seventh day they told Sampson, who is sweeter than honey and stronger than a lion.

Descendants

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mjɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Syllabification: miel

Verb

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miel

  1. second-person singular imperative of mleć
  2. second-person singular imperative of mielić

Further reading

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  • miel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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For earlier *amniel, from Latin agnellus (“lambkin, little lamb”), diminutive of agnus (“lamb”). Not to be confused with miere (“honey”).

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Noun

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miel m (plural miei, feminine equivalent mia)

  1. lamb
  2. (slang) cock, penis
    Synonym: pulă

Declension

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Declension of miel
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) miel mielul (niște) miei mieii
genitive/dative (unui) miel mielului (unor) miei mieilor
vocative mielule mieilor

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish miel, myel, from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

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Noun

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miel f (plural mieles)

  1. honey

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Volapük

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Noun

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miel (nominative plural miels)

  1. honey

Declension

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declension of miel
singular plural
nominative miel miels
genitive miela mielas
dative miele mieles
accusative mieli mielis
vocative 1 o miel! o miels!
predicative 2 mielu mielus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian mēl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl.

Noun

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miel n (plural mielen or miellen, diminutive mieltsje)

  1. meal
  2. time, occurrence

Further reading

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  • “miel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
  • “miel (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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