Mugel

German

Alternative forms

  • Mugl

Etymology

From Late Middle High German mugel (lump, clod), probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *mūgô whence also Old English mūga (stack), Old Norse múgi (swathe, crowd).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Mugel m (genitive Mugels, plural Mugel or Mugeln, diminutive Mugerl n)

  1. (slang, dialectal, Austria, southern Germany) 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.
  2. (slang, dialectal, Austria, southern Germany, also feminine and neuter) large piece
  3. (skiing) mogul, bump

Declension

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Derived terms

  • ausmugeln
  • Mugelpiste
  • muglig, mugelig

Descendants

  • English: mogul (hillock)

Further reading

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