Mehl
German
Etymology
From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːl/
Audio (file) - Homophone: Mail (according to one pronunciation of this word)
Noun
Mehl n (genitive Mehls or Mehles, plural Mehle)
- flour; meal (ground cereal)
- powder; dust (any result of grinding)
Declension
Declension of Mehl
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Mehl | die | Mehle |
| genitive | eines | des | Mehles, Mehls | der | Mehle |
| dative | einem | dem | Mehl, Mehle1 | den | Mehlen |
| accusative | ein | das | Mehl | die | Mehle |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- (powder): Pulver (more common)
Derived terms
- Auszugsmehl
- Dinkelmehl
- Feinmehl
- Fleischmehl
- Futtermehl
- Gerstenmehl
- Getreidemehl
- Hafermehl
- Hirsemehl
- Kartoffelmehl
- Knochenmehl
- Maismehl
- mehlartig
- mehlen
- mehlig
- Mehlkloß
- Mehlsack
- Mehlschwalbe
- Mehlschwitze
- Mehlsorte
- Mehlspeise
- Mehltüte
- Paniermehl
- Reismehl
- Roggenmehl
- Sägemehl
- Sojamehl
- Stärkemehl
- Vollkornmehl
- Weißmehl
- Weizenmehl
Further reading
- Mehl in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).
Noun
Mehl n
- flour, meal
Derived terms
- Weezemehl
- Welschkannmehl