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German
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
Noun
Mugel m (strong or mixed, genitive Mugels, plural Mugel or Mugeln, diminutive Mugerl n)
- (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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (informal, dialect, Austria, Southern Germany, also feminine and neuter) large piece
- (skiing) mogul, bump
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: mogul (“hillock”)
Further reading
- “Mugel” in Duden online
- “Mugel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache