Möbel

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See also: möbel and møbel

German

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːbəl/, [ˈmøː.bl̩]
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Noun

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Möbel n (strong, genitive Möbels, plural Möbel, diminutive Möbelchen n)

  1. (in the singular, fairly rare) piece of furniture
    Synonym: Möbelstück
  2. (in the plural) furniture
    Synonym: Mobiliar

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: mööbel
  • Kashubian: mébel
  • Polish: mebel
  • Russian: ме́бель (mébelʹ)

Further reading

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  • Möbel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Möbel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Möbel” in Duden online
  • Möbel” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Möbel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de