mul
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Page categories
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#MUL multiple languagesCategory:Translingual clippings#MUL.
Symbol
mulCategory:Translingual lemmas#MULCategory:Translingual symbols#MULCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#MULCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
See also
Bakulung
Noun
mulCategory:Bakulung lemmas#MULCategory:Bakulung nouns#MULCategory:Bakulung entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
References
- Roger Blench, Jarawan Bantu: New data and its relation to Bantu (2006), page 13
Bouyei
Etymology
From Proto-TaiCategory:Bouyei terms inherited from Proto-Tai#MULCategory:Bouyei terms derived from Proto-Tai#MUL *ʰmuːᴬ (“pig”). Cognate with Thai หมู (mǔu), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨾᩪ, Lao ໝູ (mū), Lü ᦖᦴ (ṁuu), Tai Dam ꪢꪴ, Tai Nüa ᥛᥧᥴ (mú), Shan မူ (mǔu), Ahom 𑜉𑜥 (mū), Zhuang mou, Nong Zhuang mu, Saek หมู่.
Pronunciation
Noun
mulCategory:Bouyei lemmas#MULCategory:Bouyei nouns#MULCategory:Bouyei entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Category:pcc:Pigs#MULCatalan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#MUL mūlus.
Pronunciation
Noun
mul m (plural muls, feminine mula, feminine plural mules)Category:Catalan lemmas#MULCategory:Catalan nouns#MULCategory:Catalan countable nouns#MULCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mul”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmul]Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#MUL
- Hyphenation: mul
- Rhymes: -ulCategory:Rhymes:Czech/ul#MUL
Etymology 1
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Czech terms borrowed from Latin#MULCategory:Czech terms derived from Latin#MUL mūlus.
Noun
mul m anim (relational adjective mulový or mulí)Category:Czech lemmas#MULCategory:Czech nouns#MULCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Czech masculine nouns#MULCategory:Czech animate nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Declension
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Czech terms borrowed from English#MULCategory:Czech terms derived from English#MUL mull.
Noun
mul m inan (relational adjective mulový)Category:Czech lemmas#MULCategory:Czech nouns#MULCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Czech masculine nouns#MULCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Declension
Further reading
- “mul”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “mul”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mul”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin#MULCategory:Dalmatian terms derived from Latin#MUL malus.
Adjective
mulCategory:Dalmatian lemmas#MULCategory:Dalmatian adjectives#MULCategory:Dalmatian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Noun
mul mCategory:Dalmatian lemmas#MULCategory:Dalmatian nouns#MULCategory:Dalmatian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Dalmatian masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Danish
Verb
mulCategory:Danish non-lemma forms#MULCategory:Danish verb forms#MULCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- imperative of mule
Estonian
Pronoun
mulCategory:Estonian non-lemma forms#MULCategory:Estonian pronoun forms#MULCategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Usage notes
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
- mol, moul (Old Lyonnais)
Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Franco-Provençal terms inherited from Latin#MULCategory:Franco-Provençal terms derived from Latin#MUL mūlus.
Noun
mul mCategory:Franco-Provençal lemmas#MULCategory:Franco-Provençal nouns#MULCategory:Franco-Provençal entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Franco-Provençal masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL (Old DauphinoisCategory:Old Franco-Provençal#MULCategory:Old Dauphinois#MUL)
Derived terms
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “mūlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 6/3: Mobilis–Myxa, page 211
Lower Sorbian

Etymology
From Proto-SlavicCategory:Lower Sorbian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#MULCategory:Lower Sorbian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#MUL *mulъ (“mule”), from LatinCategory:Lower Sorbian terms derived from Latin#MUL mūlus. Cognate with Polish muł, Czech mula, Serbo-Croatian mȕla, and Russian мул (mul).
Pronunciation
Noun
mul m anim (female equivalent mula)Category:Lower Sorbian lemmas#MULCategory:Lower Sorbian nouns#MULCategory:Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Lower Sorbian masculine nouns#MULCategory:Lower Sorbian animate nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- mule (generic or male)
Declension
References
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “mul”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “mul”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
mulCategory:Middle English alternative forms#MULCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- alternative form of mollen
Etymology 2
Noun
mulCategory:Middle English alternative forms#MULCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- alternative form of mule
Etymology 3
Noun
mulCategory:Middle English alternative forms#MULCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- alternative form of molle (“rubbish”)
Old English
Etymology
Category:Old English terms derived from Latin#MULCategory:Old English terms derived from Ancient Greek#MULFrom Proto-West GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#MULCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#MUL *mūl (“mule”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mūl mCategory:Old English lemmas#MULCategory:Old English nouns#MULCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Old English masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
Category:ang:Equids#MULOld French
Noun
mul oblique singular, m (oblique plural mus or muls, nominative singular mus or muls, nominative plural mul)Category:Old French lemmas#MULCategory:Old French nouns#MULCategory:Old French masculine nouns#MULCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Old French masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- mule (animal)
Old Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
mul m (genitive muil, nominative plural muil)Category:Old Irish lemmas#MULCategory:Old Irish nouns#MULCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Old Irish masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mul | mulL | muilL |
| vocative | muil | mulL | muluH |
| accusative | mulN | mulL | muluH |
| genitive | muilL | mul | mulN |
| dative | mulL | mulaib | mulaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
mulCategory:Old Irish non-lemma forms#MULCategory:Old Irish noun forms#MULCategory:Old Irish entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Mutation
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmul/Category:Polish 1-syllable words#MULCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#MUL
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#MULAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ulCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ul#MULCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ul/1 syllable#MUL
- Syllabification: mul
- Homophones: mól, Mól, MulCategory:Polish terms with homophones#MUL
Etymology 1
Category:Polish terms derived from Middle French#MULCategory:Polish terms derived from Old French#MULCategory:Polish terms derived from Vulgar Latin#MULCategory:Polish terms derived from Latin#MULBorrowed from FrenchCategory:Polish terms borrowed from French#MULCategory:Polish terms derived from French#MUL moule. Doublet of muskuł and muszlaCategory:Polish doublets#MUL.
Noun
mul m animalCategory:Polish lemmas#MULCategory:Polish nouns#MULCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Polish masculine nouns#MULCategory:Polish animal nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- (informalCategory:Polish informal terms#MUL) blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
- Synonym: omułek jadalny
- (informalCategory:Polish informal terms#MUL) Mediterranean musselCategory:Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa#Mediterranean%20mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Mytilus%20galloprovincialis)
- Synonym: omułek śródziemnomorski
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mulCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#MULCategory:Polish verb forms#MULCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Further reading
- “mul”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Senhaja de Srair
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan ArabicCategory:Senhaja de Srair terms borrowed from Moroccan Arabic#MULCategory:Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Moroccan Arabic#MUL مول (mūl), from ArabicCategory:Senhaja de Srair terms derived from Arabic#MUL مَوْلًى (mawlan).
Noun
mul m (plural mwalin, feminine equivalent mulat, Tifinagh spelling ⵎⵓⵍ)Category:Senhaja de Srair lemmas#MULCategory:Senhaja de Srair nouns#MULCategory:Senhaja de Srair entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Senhaja de Srair masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- owner, caretaker or person responsible for something
See also
References
Sumerian
Romanization
mulCategory:Sumerian non-lemma forms#MULCategory:Sumerian romanizations#MULCategory:Sumerian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- romanization of 𒀯 (mul)
Tatar
Adjective
mulCategory:Tatar lemmas#MULCategory:Tatar adjectives#MULCategory:Tatar entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
mul (genitive mula, plural muls)Category:Volapük lemmas#MULCategory:Volapük nouns#MULCategory:Volapük entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Declension
Related terms
- -ul (“bound morpheme: month”)
- yanul (yan- + -ul): January; febul (feb- + -ul): February; mäzul (mäz- + -ul): March; prilul (pril- + -ul): April; mayul (may- + -ul): May; yunul (yun- + -ul): June; yulul (yul- + -ul): July; gustul (gust- + -ul): August; setul (set- + -ul): September; tobul (tob- + -ul): October; novul (nov- + -ul): November; dekul (dek- + -ul) December
- balul (bal “one” + -ul): January; telul (tel “two” + -ul): February; kilul (kil “three” + -ul): March; folul (fol “four” + -ul): April; lulul (lul “five” + -ul): May; mälul (mäl “six” + -ul): June; velul (vel “seven” + -ul): July; jölul (jöl “eight” + -ul): August; zülul (zül “nine” + -ul): September; degul (deg “ten” + -ul): October; degbalul (degbal “eleven” + -ul): November [cf. babul (balsebal + -ul) and degbul (degb- +-ul)]; degtelul (degtel “twelve” + -ul): December [cf. batul (balsetel + -ul) and degtul (degt- + -ul)]
Further reading
- “mul”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle WelshCategory:Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh#MUL mul, from Proto-BrythonicCategory:Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic#MUL *mʉl (compare Middle Breton mul), from LatinCategory:Welsh terms derived from Latin#MUL mūlus.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɨːl/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#MUL
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /miːl/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#MUL
- Rhymes: -ɨːlCategory:Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːl#MULCategory:Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːl/1 syllable#MUL
- Homophone: milCategory:Welsh terms with homophones#MUL (South Wales)
Noun
mul m (plural mulod or muloedd or mulioedd, feminine mules)Category:Welsh lemmas#MULCategory:Welsh nouns#MULCategory:Welsh countable nouns#MULCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MULCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#MULCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#MULCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#MUL
Derived terms
- llyncu mul (“to sulk”)
- yn ei ful (“sulking, in a sulk”)
Mutation
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mul”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Category:cy:Equids#MULCategory:cy:Hybrids#MULWest Frisian
Etymology
From Old FrisianCategory:West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian#MUL middel, from Proto-GermanicCategory:West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MUL *midlą. More at middle.
Noun
mul c (plural mullen, diminutive multsje)Category:West Frisian lemmas#MULCategory:West Frisian nouns#MULCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:West Frisian common-gender nouns#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mul (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Yapese
Verb
mulCategory:Yapese lemmas#MULCategory:Yapese verbs#MULCategory:Yapese entries with incorrect language header#MULCategory:Pages with entries#MULCategory:Pages with 22 entries#MUL
- to fall
