Semmel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German semele, Old High German semala, from Proto-West Germanic *similā (“wheat flour”). Compare Yiddish זעמל (zeml).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛml̩/, /ˈzɛməl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛml̩/ (Austria)
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Noun

Semmel f (genitive Semmel, plural Semmeln)

  1. (regional, chiefly Bavaria and Austria) bread roll
    Synonym: Brötchen

Declension

Declension of Semmel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Semmel die Semmeln
genitive einer der Semmel der Semmeln
dative einer der Semmel den Semmeln
accusative eine die Semmel die Semmeln

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: semel
  • → Italian: semel
  • → Norwegian: semmel
  • → Silesian: żymła
  • → Czech: žemle
  • → Slovak: žemľa
  • → Swedish: semla

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