Mahl

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East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-West Germanic *melu. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (“flour”).

Noun

Mahl n

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) flour; meal (ground cereal)
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) powder; dust (any result of grinding)

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 83:

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

The same word as Mal (“time”), from Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl.

The sense “meal” developed from “mealtime” as also in cognate English meal. Further cognate with Dutch maal, Danish mål (“goal”).

The orthographic distinction from Mal began in Early Modern German, probably in part under influence of etymology 2 below, which was then becoming obsolete. Later grammarians, at any rate, were in doubt about which of the two was the origin of the word for “meal”.

Noun

Mahl n (strong, genitive Mahles or Mahls, plural Mähler or Mahle)

  1. (higher register) meal, repast
    Synonyms: Essen, Mahlzeit
Declension
Declension of Mahl
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mahl die Mähler, Mahle
genitive eines des Mahles, Mahls der Mähler, Mahle
dative einem dem Mahl, Mahle1 den Mählern, Mahlen
accusative ein das Mahl die Mähler, Mahle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German mahel, from Old High German mahal, from Proto-West Germanic *maþl, from Proto-Germanic *maþlą, *mahlą. Cognate with Danish mål (“language”), Icelandic mál.

Noun

Mahl n (strong, genitive Mahles or Mahls, plural Mahle)

  1. (obsolete) a public assembly or council, especially for judicial purposes

Further reading

  • “Mahl” in Duden online
  • “Mahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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