Mispel

See also: mispel

German

Alternative forms

• Mißpel, Mespel, Meßpel (till later 18th century often)
• Espel, Hespel, Haspel, Nespel, Nispel, Wispel (regional)

Etymology

From Middle High German mëspel, mispel, from Old High German mespil, mespila, from Proto-West Germanic *mespilā (“medlar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪspl̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Mispel f (genitive Mispel, plural Mispeln)

1. medlar

Declension

Declension of Mispel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mispel	die	Mispeln
genitive	einer	der	Mispel	der	Mispeln
dative	einer	der	Mispel	den	Mispeln
accusative	eine	die	Mispel	die	Mispeln

Derived terms

• Mispelbaum

Further reading

• “Mispel” in Duden online
• “Mispel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mispel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Mispel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Mispel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de