Mühsal

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German

Etymology

From Mühe +‎ -sal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːˌzaːl/
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Noun

Mühsal f (genitive Mühsal, plural Mühsale or (now rare) Mühsalen) or
Mühsal (dated) n (strong or mixed, genitive Mühsals, plural Mühsale or Mühsalen)

  1. (literary) hardship
    Wenn Menschen Mühsal gesehen, erfahren oder davon gehört haben, können sie verstehen und zu neuen Höhen aufsteigen.
    When men have seen, heard about, and experienced hardship, they can understand and rise to new heights.

Declension

Declension of Mühsal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mühsal die Mühsale, Mühsalen1
genitive einer der Mühsal der Mühsale, Mühsalen1
dative einer der Mühsal den Mühsalen
accusative eine die Mühsal die Mühsale, Mühsalen1

1Now rare.

Declension of Mühsal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mühsal die Mühsale, Mühsalen
genitive eines des Mühsals der Mühsale, Mühsalen
dative einem dem Mühsal den Mühsalen
accusative ein das Mühsal die Mühsale, Mühsalen

Further reading

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