miel

See also: Miel, miél, and miel.

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel f

  1. honey

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjel/ [ˈmjel]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: miel

Noun

miel m (plural mieles)

  1. honey

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French miel, from Old French miel, Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

miel m (plural miels)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish miel, myel (honey), from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel m or f (Hebrew spelling מייל)[1]

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance that bees produce)
    Los pastelikos vo kumer kon almendrikas y la miel.
    I’m going to eat little pastries with almonds and honey.

Derived terms

  • mielozo

References

  1. ^ miel”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪːl/

Etymology 1

Root
m-j-l
4 terms

From Arabic مَالَ (māla).

Verb

miel (imperfect jmil, verbal noun mejl)

  1. to be inclined
  2. to bow down
Conjugation
Conjugation of miel (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m milt milt miel milna miltu mielu
f mielet
imperfect m mmil tmil jmil mmilu tmilu jmilu
f tmil
imperative mil milu

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

miel m (plural mwiel)

  1. (obsolete) wealth, riches

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • mïel

Etymology

Inherited from Old French miel (honey), from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel m (plural miels or mielz)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

References

  • miel on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Noun

miel oblique singularm (oblique plural mieus or miex or miels, nominative singular mieus or miex or miels, nominative plural miel)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Descendants

  • French: miel
  • Norman: myi

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjel/

Noun

miel f (plural mieles)

  1. honey
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 12r. b.
      E leuarlo ala tierra buena & ampla. Q̃ mana lech. & miel.
      And lead it to the good and broad land that flows with milk and honey.
    • Idem, f. 57r. a.
      Manteca e miel cõbra por aborecer e ſaber el mal e eſleer el bien.
      He will eat curds and honey to know and reject evil and choose good.
    • Idem, f. 82r. a.
      Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãsõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon
      On the seventh day they told Sampson, who is sweeter than honey and stronger than a lion.

Descendants

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Syllabification: miel

Verb

miel

  1. second-person singular imperative of mleć
  2. second-person singular imperative of mielić

Further reading

  • miel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

For earlier *amniel, from Latin agnellus (lambkin, little lamb), diminutive of agnus (lamb). Not to be confused with miere (honey).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

miel m (plural miei, feminine equivalent mia)

  1. lamb
  2. (slang) cock, penis
    Synonym: pulă

Declension

Declension of miel
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative miel mielul miei mieii
genitive-dative miel mielului miei mieilor
vocative mielule mieilor

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish miel, myel, from Vulgar Latin *melem m or f, from Latin mel n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjel/ [ˈmjel]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: miel

Noun

miel f (plural mieles)

  1. honey

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Volapük

Noun

miel (nominative plural miels)

  1. honey

Declension

Declension of miel
singular plural
nominative miel miels
genitive miela mielas
dative miele mieles
accusative mieli mielis
vocative 1 o miel! o miels!
predicative 2 mielu mielus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian mēl, from Proto-West Germanic *māl.

Noun

miel n (plural mielen or miellen, diminutive mieltsje)

  1. meal
  2. time, occurrence

Further reading

  • miel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
  • miel (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011