Mugel

German

Alternative forms
  • Mugl

Etymology

From Late Middle High German mugel (“lump, clod”), probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mūgô, from Proto-Indo-European *muk- (“heap”), similar to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, “pile”). Germanic cognates include Old English mūga (“stack”), Old Norse múgi (“swathe, crowd”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muːɡl̩/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Mu‧gel
  • Rhymes: -uːɡl̩

Noun

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  1. (informal, dialect, Austria, Southern German) hillock
    • 2014, Jörg-Martin Willnauer, Die Gulaschhütte: Stadtroman in 50 Bildern, Styriabooks, →ISBN:
      Bestenfalls ein Hügel, wahrscheinlich nur ein Mugel. Und auf diesem Mugel steht kein Schloss, sondern der kümmerliche Rest einer Befestigungsanlage. Schlossberg: zwei Übertreibungen in einem Wort.
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  2. (informal, dialect, Austria, Southern German, also feminine and neuter) large piece
  3. (skiing) mogul, bump

Declension

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: mogul (“hillock”)

Further reading
  • “Mugel” in Duden online
  • “Mugel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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