Sägemehl

German

Etymology

From sägen (“to saw”) +‎ Mehl (“flour”). The loss of the final -n is regular in compounds from verb stems. Alternatively analysable as Säge (“a saw”) +‎ Mehl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌmeːl/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧mehl

Noun

Sägemehl n (strong, genitive Sägemehles or Sägemehls, plural Sägemehle)

  1. sawdust

Declension
Declension of Sägemehl [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Sägemehl die Sägemehle
genitive eines des Sägemehles, Sägemehls der Sägemehle
dative einem dem Sägemehl, Sägemehle1 den Sägemehlen
accusative ein das Sägemehl die Sägemehle

1Now rare, see notes.

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