meule
See also: meulé
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- meul
Etymology
From Dutch meulen, meulen, a formerly widespread dialectal form of Dutch molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪø.lə/
Noun
meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)
- mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)
Derived terms
- watermeul
- windmeul
Noun
meule
- plural of meul
French
Etymology
From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møl/
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Noun
meule f (plural meules)
- grindstone
- millstone
- round (of cheese)
- haystack, stack
Derived terms
- meulard
- meule de foin
- meuler
- meulerie
- meuleton
- meulette
- meulier
- meulière
Related terms
- meunier
- molaire
- moudre
- moulin
Further reading
- “meule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- émule, émulé
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- Möële (Eupen)
- maole (Maastricht)
- muële (Southeast Limburgish)
- mölle (various dialects)
- mäöle, mäöele (Voeren)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Noun
meule f
- mill
Inflection
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meule | meules² | meulke³ | meulkes |
| Genitive | meules | meules | meulkes | meulkes |
| Locative | meulers4 | meulerse | meulerske | meulerskes |
| Dative¹ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Accusative¹ | meul | meuler | ? | ? |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Dutch influence. A better term to use is meuler.
- meuleske also exists.
- Derives from meulewaers → millwards
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola.
Noun
meule f (plural meules)
- (Jersey) whetstone wheel
Related terms
- moudre