meubel

Meaning

1. (neuter) piece of furniture
2. (figuratively, neuter) person who has been around in an organization for a very long time

Concepts

piece of furniture

furniture

a piece of furniture

furnishing

article of furniture

Synonyms

meubelstuk

ameublement

inboedel

meubilair

meubelen

meubels

huisraad

Translations

meuble

Möbel

mueble

móvel

mobile

Möbelstück

moble

alfaia

mobiliario

traste

mobília

mobilio

έπιπλο

supellex

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmøːbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: meubel

In summary

From Middle Dutch meubel, from Old French meuble, from Latin rēs mōbilis (“movable object”). Doublet of mobiel.