"Mahl" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /maːl/ Audio: De-Mahl.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: The same word as Mal (“time”), from Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl. The sense “meal” developed from “mealtime” as also in cognate English meal. Further cognate with Dutch maal, Danish mål (“goal”). The orthographic distinction from Mal began in Early Modern German, probably in part under influence of etymology 2 below, which was then becoming obsolete. Later grammarians, at any rate, were in doubt about which of the two was the origin of the word for “meal”. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{m|de|Mal|t=time}} Mal (“time”), {{inh|de|gmh|māl}} Middle High German māl, {{inh|de|goh|māl}} Old High German māl, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*māl}} Proto-West Germanic *māl, {{m+|en|meal}} English meal, {{cog|nl|maal}} Dutch maal, {{cog|da|mål|t=goal}} Danish mål (“goal”), {{m|de|Mal}} Mal Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er:e}} Mahl n (strong, genitive Mahles or Mahls, plural Mähler or Mahle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er:e}} Forms: Mahles [genitive], Mahls [genitive], Mähler [plural], Mahle [plural], strong [table-tags], Mahl [nominative, singular], Mähler [definite, nominative, plural], Mahle [definite, nominative, plural], Mahles [genitive, singular], Mahls [genitive, singular], Mähler [definite, genitive, plural], Mahle [definite, genitive, plural], Mahl [dative, singular], Mahle [dative, singular], Mählern [dative, definite, plural], Mahlen [dative, definite, plural], Mahl [accusative, singular], Mähler [accusative, definite, plural], Mahle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (higher register) meal, repast Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Essen, Mahlzeit Derived forms: Abendmahl, Henkersmahl, Mahlzeit
    Sense id: en-Mahl-de-noun-avgR5Rl6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /maːl/ Audio: De-Mahl.ogg Forms: Mahles [genitive], Mahls [genitive], Mahle [plural]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle High German mahel, from Old High German mahal, from Proto-West Germanic *maþl, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą, *mahlą. Cognate with Danish mål (“language”), Icelandic mál. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|mahel}} Middle High German mahel, {{inh|de|goh|mahal}} Old High German mahal, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*maþl}} Proto-West Germanic *maþl, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*maþlą|*maþlą, *mahlą}} Proto-Germanic *maþlą, *mahlą, {{cog|da|mål|t=language}} Danish mål (“language”), {{cog|is|mál}} Icelandic mál Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Mahl n (strong, genitive Mahles or Mahls, plural Mahle)
  1. (obsolete) a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes Tags: neuter, obsolete, strong Related terms: Gemahl, vermählen
    Sense id: en-Mahl-de-noun-9cRA-6~n Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "mahal"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German mahal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*maþl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *maþl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*maþlą",
        "4": "*maþlą, *mahlą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *maþlą, *mahlą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "mål",
        "t": "language"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish mål (“language”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "mál"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic mál",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German mahel, from Old High German mahal, from Proto-West Germanic *maþl, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą, *mahlą. Cognate with Danish mål (“language”), Icelandic mál.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Mahles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mahls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mahle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Mahl n (strong, genitive Mahles or Mahls, plural Mahle)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Gemahl"
    },
    {
      "word": "vermählen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "assembly",
          "assembly"
        ],
        [
          "council",
          "council"
        ],
        [
          "judicial",
          "judicial"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "obsolete",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːl/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Mal"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mal"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mahl"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Mahl.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/De-Mahl.ogg/De-Mahl.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/De-Mahl.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mahl"
}

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