"Maul" meaning in German

See Maul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maʊ̯l/ Audio: De-Maul.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”). Cognate with Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), Danish mule (“muzzle”), West Frisian mûle (“mouth”), Alemannic German Muul (“mouth”). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:mūl//mūle<ety:inh<goh:*mūl//mūla<ety:inh<gem-pro:*mūlą//*mūlō>>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "*mūl\/\/mūla", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "mūl\/\/mūle", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Maul", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Maul">, {{inh|de|gmh|mūl,mūle|t=snout, mouth}} Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), {{inh|de|goh|*mūl,mūla|t=snout}} Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*mūlą,*mūlō|t=muzzle, snout}} Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*mū-|t=lips, muzzle}} Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”), {{cog|nl|muil|t=muzzle, snout}} Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), {{cog|da|mule|t=muzzle}} Danish mule (“muzzle”), {{cog|fy|mûle|t=mouth}} West Frisian mûle (“mouth”), {{cog|gsw|Muul|t=mouth}} Alemannic German Muul (“mouth”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er|dim=^chen}} Maul n (strong, genitive Maules or Mauls, plural Mäuler, diminutive Mäulchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Maules [genitive], Mauls [genitive], Mäuler [plural], Mäulchen [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Maul [nominative, singular], Mäuler [definite, nominative, plural], Maules [genitive, singular], Mauls [genitive, singular], Mäuler [definite, genitive, plural], Maul [dative, singular], Maule [dative, singular], Mäulern [dative, definite, plural], Maul [accusative, singular], Mäuler [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mouth of an animal Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maul-de-noun-L~m5QELF Categories (other): German entries with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 33 33 33
  2. (derogatory) mouth of a person Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maul-de-noun-Zc5sVBYk Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 59 29
  3. a part of a tool that holds or carries something Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maul-de-noun-iIuUjE5N Categories (other): Tools, German entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 16 37 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 17 33 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 32 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 10 59 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Bärenmaul, Hundemaul, Löwenmaul, Rundmäuler, Lästermaul, Spottmaul, Schandmaul Related terms: Maulkorb, Maulsperre, Maultasche, Maultrommel, Breitmaulfrosch, Dickmaulrüssler, Mund, mouth of a person in a non-pejorative sense, maulen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German derogatory terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Shut your mouth!",
          "text": "Halt's Maul!",
          "translation": "Shut your mouth!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mouth of a person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) mouth of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Tools"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a part of a tool that holds or carries something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tool",
          "tool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maʊ̯l/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Maul.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/De-Maul.ogg/De-Maul.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/De-Maul.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maul"
}

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