Mehl

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mel (genitive melwes), from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meːl/
Audio (file)
Homophone: Mail (according to one pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Mehl n (genitive Mehls or Mehles, plural Mehle)

flour; meal (ground cereal)
powder; dust (any result of grinding)

Declension

Declension of Mehl

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mehl	die	Mehle
genitive	eines	des	Mehles, Mehls	der	Mehle
dative	einem	dem	Mehl, Mehle¹	den	Mehlen
accusative	ein	das	Mehl	die	Mehle

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(powder): Pulver (more common)

Derived terms

Terms derived from Mehl

Auszugsmehl
Dinkelmehl
Feinmehl
Fleischmehl
Futtermehl
Gerstenmehl
Getreidemehl
Hafermehl
Hirsemehl
Kartoffelmehl
Knochenmehl

Maismehl
mehlartig
mehlen
mehlig
Mehlkloß
Mehlsack
Mehlschwalbe
Mehlschwitze
Mehlsorte
Mehlspeise

Mehltüte
Paniermehl
Reismehl
Roggenmehl
Sägemehl
Sojamehl
Stärkemehl
Vollkornmehl
Weißmehl
Weizenmehl

Further reading

Mehl in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Cognate with German Mehl, Dutch meel, English meal (etymology 2).

Noun

Mehl n

meal
flour

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