Mülhausen

Mülhausen

German

Etymology

Equivalent to Mühle (“mill”) +‎ Haus (“home”). Derived from older Middle High German Mülnhūsen Old High German Mulinhuson. Cognates include French Mulhouse and Alemannic German Milhüsa. Also compare the more frequent German Mühlhausen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myːlˈhaʊ̯zn̩/

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• Hyphenation: Mül‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Mülhausen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Mülhausens)

1. Mulhouse (A city in Grand Est, France).
2. A village in Viersen District, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Related terms

• Mülheim