Maul

See also: maul and maŭl

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).

Cognate with Dutch muil (“muzzle, snout”), Danish mule (“muzzle”), West Frisian mûle (“mouth”), Alemannic German Muul (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʊ̯l/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Maul n (strong, genitive Maules or Mauls, plural Mäuler, diminutive Mäulchen n)

1. mouth of an animal
2. (derogatory) mouth of a person

   Halt's Maul! ― Shut your mouth!

3. a part of a tool that holds or carries something

Declension

Declension of Maul [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Maul	die	Mäuler
genitive	eines	des	Maules, Mauls	der	Mäuler
dative	einem	dem	Maul, Maule1	den	Mäulern
accusative	ein	das	Maul	die	Mäuler

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

• Bärenmaul, Hundemaul, Löwenmaul, Rundmäuler
• Lästermaul, Spottmaul, Schandmaul

Related terms

• Maulkorb, Maulsperre, Maultasche, Maultrommel
• Breitmaulfrosch, Dickmaulrüssler

See also

• Mund, mouth of a person in a non-pejorative sense
• maulen

Further reading

• “Maul” in Duden online
• “Maul”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʊ̯l/

Noun

Maul n (plural Meiler, diminutive Meilche)

1. mouth of an animal

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Maul”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæːʊ̯l/

Noun

Maul f (plural Mailer)

1. mouth of an animal
2. (derogatory) mouth of a person

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German mūl, mūle (“snout, mouth”), from Old High German *mūl, mūla (“snout”), from Proto-Germanic *mūlą, *mūlō (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (“lips, muzzle”).

Compare German Maul, Dutch muil.

Noun

Maul n (plural Meiler)

1. mouth