Maultier

From Middle High German *mūltier, from Old High German *mūltior, from Proto-West Germanic *mūladeuʀ, from *mūl +‎ *deuʀ. Equivalent to obsolete Maul (“mule”) +‎ Tier (“animal”). Cognate with Dutch muildier.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ltiːr/, [ˈmaʊ̯lˌti(ː)ɐ̯]

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Maultier n (strong, genitive Maultiers or Maultieres, plural Maultiere)

1. mule (offspring of a male donkey and female horse)

   Coordinate term: Maulesel (“hinny”)

2. (loosely) mule (hybrid offspring of a donkey and a horse regardless of their genders)

   Synonym: Muli

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