"Maul" meaning in German

See Maul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maʊ̯l/ Audio: De-Maul.ogg
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: {{inh|de|gmh|mūl}} Middle High German mūl, {{inh|de|goh|*mūl}} Old High German *mūl, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*mūlą}} Proto-Germanic *mūlą, {{der|de|ine-pro|*mū-||lips, muzzle}} Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”), {{cog|nl|muil||muzzle, snout}} Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), {{cog|da|mule||muzzle}} Danish mule (“muzzle”), {{cog|fy|mûle||mouth}} West Frisian mûle (“mouth”), {{cog|gsw|Muul||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
  2. (derogatory) mouth of a person Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Maul-de-noun-Zc5sVBYk Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header 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, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 17 17 33 17 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 32 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Maulkorb, Maulsperre, Maultasche, Maultrommel, Bärenmaul, Dickmaulrüssler, Hundemaul, Löwenmaul, Rundmäuler, Mund, mouth of a person in a non-pejorative sense, maulen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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