Mahl

Mahl

See also: mahl

German

Etymology

Originally the same as Mal, from Old High German māl, from Proto-Germanic *mēlą. Compare Dutch maal, English meal, Danish mål.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːl/

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• Homophones: Mal, mal, mahl
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Mahl n (genitive Mahls or Mahles, plural Mähler)

1. (literary) meal, repast

Declension

Declension of Mahl

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mahl	die	Mähler
genitive	eines	des	Mahles, Mahls	der	Mähler
dative	einem	dem	Mahl, Mahle1	den	Mählern
accusative	ein	das	Mahl	die	Mähler

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

• Mahlzeit

Further reading

• Mahl in Duden online