Neuter

Möbel

Meaning

  1. (neuter, singular, strong) piece of furniture
  2. (in-plural, neuter, strong) furniture

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

meebel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmøːbəl/
Etymology

In summary

15th century, from Middle French meuble(s) (“household goods”), from Latin mobilis. At first restricted to the Moselle region, more widely attested since ca. 1600. Doublet of mobil. Cognate with Hunsrik Mevel.

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