mul

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See also: Mul, múl, mũl, múľ, muł, and -mul-

Translingual

Symbol

mul

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for multiple languages.

Bakulung

Noun

mul

  1. water

References

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.

Pronunciation

Noun

mul

  1. pig

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mul m (plural muls, feminine mula)

  1. mule

Derived terms

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin mūlus.

Noun

mul m anim

  1. mule (a hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
    Synonym: mula
Declension
Declension of mul (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative mul mulové
genitive mula mulů
dative mulovi, mulu mulům
accusative mula muly
vocative mule mulové
locative mulovi, mulu mulech
instrumental mulem muly

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mull.

Noun

mul m inan

  1. gauze (cotton fabric)
    Synonym: gáza
Declension
Declension of mul (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative mul muly
genitive mulu mulů
dative mulu mulům
accusative mul muly
vocative mule muly
locative mulu mulech
instrumental mulem muly

Further reading

  • mul in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • mul in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin malus.

Adjective

mul

  1. bad

Noun

mul m

  1. evil

Danish

Verb

mul

  1. imperative of mule

Estonian

Pronoun

mul

  1. adessive singular of ma

Usage notes

  • Used unstressed in a sentence. When the pronoun is stressed, minul (adessive of mina) is used.

Lower Sorbian

dwa mula

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mulъ (“mule”), from Latin mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).

Pronunciation

Noun

mul m animal (feminine mula)

  1. mule (generic or male)

Declension

Declension of mul
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative mul mula mule
Genitive mula mulowu mulow
Dative muloju muloma mulam
Accusative mula mulowu mule, mulow
Instrumental mulom muloma mulami
Locative mulu muloma mulach

References

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “mul”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “mul”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English

Etymology 1

Verb

mul

  1. Alternative form of mollen

Etymology 2

Noun

mul

  1. Alternative form of mule

Etymology 3

Noun

mul

  1. Alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mūl (“mule”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mūl m

  1. mule

Declension

Declension of mul (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mūl mūlas
accusative mūl mūlas
genitive mūles mūla
dative mūle mūlum

Descendants

  • Middle English: mule

Old French

Noun

mul oblique singular, m (oblique plural mus or muls, nominative singular mus or muls, nominative plural mul)

  1. mule (animal)

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French moule.

Noun

mul m animal

  1. (informal) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
    Synonym: omułek jadalny
  2. (informal) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
    Synonym: omułek śródziemnomorski
Declension
Declension of mul
singular plural
nominative mul mule
genitive mula muli
dative mulowi mulom
accusative mula mule
instrumental mulem mulami
locative mulu mulach
vocative mulu mule

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mul

  1. second-person singular imperative of mulić

Further reading

  • mul in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Sumerian

Romanization

mul

  1. Romanization of 𒀯 (mul)

Tatar

Adjective

mul

  1. abundant, full

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

mul (nominative plural muls)

  1. month

Declension

declension of mul
singular plural
nominative mul muls
genitive mula mulas
dative mule mules
accusative muli mulis
vocative 1 o mul! o muls!
predicative 2 mulu mulus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Related terms

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin mūlus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mul m (plural mulod or muloedd or mulioedd, feminine mules)

  1. mule, hinny
    Synonyms: mŵl, miwl
  2. shoemaker's last

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mul ful unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mul c (plural mullen, diminutive multsje)

  1. middle
  2. waist

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “mul (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yapese

Verb

mul

  1. to fall
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