Lummel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lumbel, from Old High German lumbal (8th c.), borrowed from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus (“loin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʊməl/
• Hyphenation: Lum‧mel

Noun

Lummel m (strong, genitive Lummels, plural Lummel)

1. (cooking, now chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) meat from the loin of an animal (particularly, beef or pork)

   Synonyms: Filet, Lendenstück, Lendenbraten

Declension

Declension of Lummel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lummel	die	Lummel
genitive	eines	des	Lummels	der	Lummel
dative	einem	dem	Lummel	den	Lummeln
accusative	einen	den	Lummel	die	Lummel

Derived terms

• Lummelbraten
• Lungenbraten

Further reading

• “Lummel” in Duden online
• “Lummel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.