Möbel

See also: möbel and møbel

German

Etymology

15th century, from Middle French meuble(s) (“household goods”), from Latin mobilis. At first restricted to the Moselle region, more widely attested since ca. 1600.

Doublet of mobil. Cognate with Hunsrik Mevel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːbəl/, [ˈmøː.bl̩]
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Noun

Möbel n (strong, genitive Möbels, plural Möbel, diminutive Möbelchen n)

  1. (in the singular, fairly rare) piece of furniture
    Synonym: Möbelstück
  2. (in the plural) furniture
    Synonym: Mobiliar

Declension

Declension of Möbel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Möbel die Möbel
genitive eines des Möbels der Möbel
dative einem dem Möbel den Möbeln
accusative ein das Möbel die Möbel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Estonian: mööbel
  • → Kashubian: mébel
  • → Latvian: mēbele
  • → Polish: mebel
  • → Russian: ме́бель (mébelʹ)

Further reading

  • “Möbel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Möbel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Möbel” in Duden online
  • “Möbel” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Möbel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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