Muschel

German

Etymology

From Old High German muscula, from Latin mūsculus (“muscle; mussel”, literally “little mouse”). Doublet of Muskel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʊʃəl/, [ˈmʊʃl̩]
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Noun

Muschel f (genitive Muschel, plural Muscheln)

a bivalve (marine mollusk with a shell, or the shell itself)
(cooking, often specifically) a mussel
Synonym: Miesmuschel
(colloquial, rare) a snailshell
Synonym: Schneckenhaus

Declension

Declension of Muschel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Muschel	die	Muscheln
genitive	einer	der	Muschel	der	Muscheln
dative	einer	der	Muschel	den	Muscheln
accusative	eine	die	Muschel	die	Muscheln

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Lower Sorbian: mušla

Further reading

Muschel in Duden online

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