Mule
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mule"
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
- Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
- Borrowed from French Mule.
Proper noun
Mule (plural Mules)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mule is the 19027th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1431 individuals. Mule is most common among White (90.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mule”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 632.
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- muule (Wiesemann spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese mula.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuːlə/
- Rhymes: -uːlə
- Syllabification: Mu‧le
Noun
Mule m (plural Mule, diminutive Mulche)
- mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
- 2022 November, Naye Testamënt Tswaayxproochich [Bilingual New Testament], Barueri: Sociedade Bíblica do Brasil, →ISBN, Luke 13:15:
- Too hot te Hër keantwort: — Teyer xayn hayliche! Am samstach keet yeete eene fon aych an te xtal un pint sayne oks ore sayne muule ap un nëmt em fer waser trinke.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
nouns
- Mulejohre
- Mulewegh
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mule”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 114, column 1