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Noun

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muffen

  1. definite singular of muffe

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊfən/, [ˈmʊfɱ̩]
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Middle Low German muffen (to have a moldy smell).

Verb

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muffen (weak, third-person singular present mufft, past tense muffte, past participle gemufft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to have a moldy smell
  2. (colloquial, generalized) to stink
    Synonym: (colloquial) miefen
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Etymology 2

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Denominal from Muffe.

Verb

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muffen (weak, third-person singular present mufft, past tense muffte, past participle gemufft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to apply sleeves to or in sleeve technique
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Further reading

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  • muffen” in Duden online
  • muffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • muffen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Swedish

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Noun

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muffen

  1. definite singular of muff