Mispel

See also: mispel

German

Alternative forms

Mißpel, Mespel, Meßpel (till later 18th century often)
Espel, Hespel, Haspel, Nespel, Nispel, Wispel (regional)

Etymology

From Middle High German mëspel, mispel, from Old High German mespil, mespila, from Proto-West Germanic *mespilā (“medlar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪspl̩/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

medlar

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Mispelbaum

Further reading

“Mispel” in Duden online
“Mispel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Mispel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Mispel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Mispel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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