"Mehltau" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeːlˌtaʊ̯/ Audio: De-Mehltau.ogg Forms: Mehltaus [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Mehltau [nominative, singular], Mehltaus [genitive, singular], Mehltau [dative, singular], Mehltau [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German miltau, from Old High German miltau, from militou, from Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, from Proto-Germanic *milidawwaz; equivalent to *mili (“honey”) + *dawwō (“dew”). The modern form through a secondary coincidence with Mehl (“flour”), which is due to the regular vocalic development in Low German and some dialects of Central German; compare Middle Low German mēldouwe, from Old Saxon milidou. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|miltau}} Middle High German miltau, {{inh|de|goh|miltau}} Old High German miltau, {{m|goh|militou}} militou, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*milidauw}} Proto-West Germanic *milidauw, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*milidawwaz}} Proto-Germanic *milidawwaz, {{m|gem-pro|*mili||honey}} *mili (“honey”), {{m|gem-pro|*dawwō||dew}} *dawwō (“dew”), {{m|de|Mehl||flour}} Mehl (“flour”), {{cog|gml|mēldouwe}} Middle Low German mēldouwe, {{cog|osx|milidou}} Old Saxon milidou Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Mehltau m (strong, genitive Mehltaus, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. mildew Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (lifeform): Parasites
    Sense id: en-Mehltau-de-noun-LrNAjo6T Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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