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.

Noun

miel m (plural mieles)

  1. honey

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɛl/
  • (file)

Noun

miel m (plural miels)

  1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Derived terms

Further reading

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Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪːl/

Etymology 1

Root
m-j-l
2 terms

From Arabic مَالَ (māla).

Verb

miel (imperfect jmil, verbal noun mejl)

  1. to be inclined
  2. to bow down

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَال (māl).

Noun

miel m (plural mwiel)

  1. (obsolete) wealth, riches

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

miel m (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): /mjɛl/
  • 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

  • (file)

Noun

miel m (plural miei, feminine equivalent mia)

  1. lamb
  2. (slang) cock, penis

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjel/ [ˈmjel]
  • (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


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
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