Mulde

• Multer, Mulder, Molter, Molder, Molle

From Middle High German muolter, multer, mulde, from Old High German muoltra, mulda, from Latin mulctra (“milking pail”). The modern form with -d- and without final -r- is Central and Low German; compare also Middle Low German molde, molle.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊldə/

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Mulde f (genitive Mulde, plural Mulden)

1. hollow (lowered area on a surface)

   Synonyms: Kuhle, Vertiefung, Delle

2. (geography) hollow; depression

   Synonyms: Senke, Kuhle, Vertiefung

3. shallow container; trough
4. (technical) a container of the size of a truck which serves for transporting rubbish out of an unkempt dwelling or detritus in mining and the like

• → Polish: mulda

• “Mulde” in Duden online
• “Mulde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mulde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.