meule
See also: meulé
French
Etymology
From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /møl/
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Noun
meule f (plural meules)
- grindstone
- millstone
- round (of cheese)
- haystack, stack
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “meule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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Limburgish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mōlen, muelen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.
Noun
meule f
Inflection
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | meule | meules² | meulke³ | meulkes |
| Genitive | meules | meules | meulkes | meulkes |
| Locative | meulers4 | meulerse | meulerske | meulerskes |
| Dative¹ | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Accusative¹ | meul | meuler | ? | ? |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Dutch influence. A better term to use is meuler.
- meuleske also exists.
- Derives from meulewaers → millwards
Norman
Etymology
From Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola.
Noun
meule f (plural meules)
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