Makel

See also: mäkel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German makel, borrowed from Latin macula.[1] Related to Makulatur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːkəl/, [ˈmaːkəl], [ˈmaːkl̩]

Noun

Makel m (genitive Makels, plural Makel)

  1. flaw; blemish

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Makel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.