Mugel

German

Alternative forms
  • Mugl

Etymology

From Late Middle High German mugel (“lump, clod”), probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, from Proto-Indo-European *muk- (“heap”), similar to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “pile”). Germanic cognates include Old English mūga (“stack”), Old Norse múgi (“swathe, crowd”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muːɡl̩/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Mu‧gel
  • Rhymes: -uːɡl̩

Noun

Mugel m (strong or mixed, genitive Mugels, plural Mugel or Mugeln, diminutive Mugerl n)

  1. (informal, dialect, Austria, Southern Germany) hillock
    • 2014, Jörg-Martin Willnauer, Die Gulaschhütte: Stadtroman in 50 Bildern, Styriabooks, →ISBN:
      Bestenfalls ein Hügel, wahrscheinlich nur ein Mugel. Und auf diesem Mugel steht kein Schloss, sondern der kümmerliche Rest einer Befestigungsanlage. Schlossberg: zwei Übertreibungen in einem Wort.
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  2. (informal, dialect, Austria, Southern Germany, also feminine and neuter) large piece
  3. (skiing) mogul, bump

Declension
Declension of Mugel [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mugel die Mugel, Mugeln
genitive eines des Mugels der Mugel, Mugeln
dative einem dem Mugel den Mugeln
accusative einen den Mugel die Mugel, Mugeln

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: mogul (“hillock”)

Further reading
  • “Mugel” in Duden online
  • “Mugel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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