Mülleimer

German

Etymology

From Müll (“trash, garbage”) +‎ Eimer (“bucket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏlˌʔaɪ̯mɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Müll‧ei‧mer

Noun

Mülleimer m (strong, genitive Mülleimers, plural Mülleimer)

1. rubbish bin; dustbin; trash can (small container for wet rubbish, either indoors or a fixed one outdoors)

   Synonym: Abfalleimer

Declension

Declension of Mülleimer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mülleimer	die	Mülleimer
genitive	eines	des	Mülleimers	der	Mülleimer
dative	einem	dem	Mülleimer	den	Mülleimern
accusative	einen	den	Mülleimer	die	Mülleimer

See also

• Mülltonne
• Papierkorb

Further reading

• “Mülleimer” in Duden online
• “Mülleimer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache