"Milbe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪlbə/ Audio: De-Milbe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German milwe, milewe, from Old High German miliwa. Cognate with archaic Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”), Middle Low German mēle (“mite”). Further related with German mahlen (“to grind”), Mehl (“flour”), English meal (“coarse flour”). Also compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”) and Swedish mal (“moth”), which could be related. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|milwe}} Middle High German milwe, {{inh|de|goh|miliwa}} Old High German miliwa, {{cog|nl|meluw||woodlouse}} Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”), {{cog|gml|mēle||mite}} Middle Low German mēle (“mite”), {{cog|de|mahlen||to grind}} German mahlen (“to grind”), {{cog|en|meal||coarse flour}} English meal (“coarse flour”), {{cog|got|𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉|t=moth}} Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”), {{cog|sv|mal|t=moth}} Swedish mal (“moth”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Milbe f (genitive Milbe, plural Milben) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Milbe [genitive], Milben [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Milbe [nominative, singular], Milben [definite, nominative, plural], Milbe [genitive, singular], Milben [definite, genitive, plural], Milbe [dative, singular], Milben [dative, definite, plural], Milbe [accusative, singular], Milben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. mite (an arachnid) Tags: feminine Derived forms: Hausstaubmilbe, Herbstgrasmilbe, Hornmilbe, Käfermilbe, Käsemilbe, Milbenkäse, milbig, Moosmilbe, Panzermilbe

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "milwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German milwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "miliwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German miliwa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "meluw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "woodlouse"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "mēle",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mite"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German mēle (“mite”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "mahlen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to grind"
      },
      "expansion": "German mahlen (“to grind”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "meal",
        "3": "",
        "4": "coarse flour"
      },
      "expansion": "English meal (“coarse flour”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉",
        "t": "moth"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mal",
        "t": "moth"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mal (“moth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German milwe, milewe, from Old High German miliwa. Cognate with archaic Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”), Middle Low German mēle (“mite”). Further related with German mahlen (“to grind”), Mehl (“flour”), English meal (“coarse flour”).\nAlso compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”) and Swedish mal (“moth”), which could be related.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Milbe f (genitive Milbe, plural Milben)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Mites and ticks",
          "orig": "de:Mites and ticks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Parasites",
          "orig": "de:Parasites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Hausstaubmilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Herbstgrasmilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hornmilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Käfermilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Käsemilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Milbenkäse"
        },
        {
          "word": "milbig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Moosmilbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Panzermilbe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mite (an arachnid)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Milbe-de-noun-uaUOfKtq",
      "links": [
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪlbə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Milbe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/De-Milbe.ogg/De-Milbe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/De-Milbe.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Milbe"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Hausstaubmilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herbstgrasmilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hornmilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Käfermilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Käsemilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Milbenkäse"
    },
    {
      "word": "milbig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moosmilbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Panzermilbe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "milwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German milwe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "miliwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German miliwa",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "meluw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "woodlouse"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "mēle",
        "3": "",
        "4": "mite"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German mēle (“mite”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "mahlen",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to grind"
      },
      "expansion": "German mahlen (“to grind”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "meal",
        "3": "",
        "4": "coarse flour"
      },
      "expansion": "English meal (“coarse flour”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉",
        "t": "moth"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mal",
        "t": "moth"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mal (“moth”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German milwe, milewe, from Old High German miliwa. Cognate with archaic Dutch meluw (“woodlouse”), Middle Low German mēle (“mite”). Further related with German mahlen (“to grind”), Mehl (“flour”), English meal (“coarse flour”).\nAlso compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍉 (malō, “moth”) and Swedish mal (“moth”), which could be related.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milbe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milben",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Milbe f (genitive Milbe, plural Milben)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "de:Mites and ticks",
        "de:Parasites"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mite (an arachnid)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪlbə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Milbe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/De-Milbe.ogg/De-Milbe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/De-Milbe.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Milbe"
}

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