-mal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mal"

German

Etymology

From Middle High German -māle, from Old High German -mālun, from Proto-Germanic *mēlamiz, instrumental case of Proto-Germanic *mēlą (“measure; time”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian -moal, English -meal, Luxembourgish -mol.

Pronunciation
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Suffix

-mal

  1. times
    zweimal (2mal, 2-mal) ― two times, twice
    einmal ― once
    manchmal ― sometimes
    x-mal ― umpteen times

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɒl]
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Suffix

-mal

  1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)
    ‎szám (“number”) + ‎-mal → ‎számmal (“with [a] number”)
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