mul
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English multiple languages.
Symbol
mul
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for multiple languages.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Translingual terms
Bakulung
Noun
mul
References
- Roger Blench, Jarawan Bantu: New data and its relation to Bantu (2006), page 13
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
- IPA(key): /mu˨˦/
Noun
mul
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mul m (plural muls, feminine mula, feminine plural mules)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mul”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmul]
- Hyphenation: mul
- Rhymes: -ul
Etymology 1
Noun
mul m anim
Declension
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
mul m inan
Declension
Further reading
- “mul”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mul”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
mul
Noun
mul m
Danish
Verb
mul
- imperative of mule
Estonian
Pronoun
mul
Usage notes
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
mul m (Old Dauphinois)
Derived terms
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mūlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 211
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mulъ (“mule”), from Latin mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mul/
Noun
mul m anim (feminine mula)
- mule (generic or male)
Declension
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
- alternative form of mollen
Etymology 2
Noun
mul
- alternative form of mule
Etymology 3
Noun
mul
- alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mūl (“mule”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːl/
Noun
mūl m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūl | mūlas |
| accusative | mūl | mūlas |
| genitive | mūles | mūla |
| dative | mūle | mūlum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Old French
Noun
mul oblique singular, m (oblique plural mus or muls, nominative singular mus or muls, nominative plural mul)
- mule (animal)
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French moule. Doublet of muskuł and muszla.
Noun
mul m animal
- (informal) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
- Synonym: omułek jadalny
- (informal) Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
- Synonym: omułek śródziemnomorski
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mul
- second-person singular imperative of mulić
Further reading
- mul in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sumerian
Romanization
mul
- romanization of 𒀯 (mul)
Tatar
Adjective
mul
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mul]
Noun
mul (nominative plural muls)
Declension
| 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
- -ul (“bound morpheme: month”)
- yanul (yan- + -ul): January; febul (feb- + -ul): February; mäzul (mäz- + -ul): March; prilul (pril- + -ul): April; mayul (may- + -ul): May; yunul (yun- + -ul): June; yulul (yul- + -ul): July; gustul (gust- + -ul): August; setul (set- + -ul): September; tobul (tob- + -ul): October; novul (nov- + -ul): November; dekul (dek- + -ul) December
- balul (bal “one” + -ul): January; telul (tel “two” + -ul): February; kilul (kil “three” + -ul): March; folul (fol “four” + -ul): April; lulul (lul “five” + -ul): May; mälul (mäl “six” + -ul): June; velul (vel “seven” + -ul): July; jölul (jöl “eight” + -ul): August; zülul (zül “nine” + -ul): September; degul (deg “ten” + -ul): October; degbalul (degbal “eleven” + -ul): November [cf. babul (balsebal + -ul) and degbul (degb- +-ul)]; degtelul (degtel “twelve” + -ul): December [cf. batul (balsetel + -ul) and degtul (degt- + -ul)]
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh mul, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉl (compare Middle Breton mul), from Latin mūlus.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɨːl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /miːl/
- Rhymes: -ɨːl
- Homophone: mil (South Wales)
Noun
mul m (plural mulod or muloedd or mulioedd, feminine mules)
Derived terms
- llyncu mul (“to sulk”)
- yn ei ful (“sulking, in a sulk”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| mul | ful | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mul (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yapese
Verb
mul
- to fall