Mörtel

See also: mortel, mortél, and mørtel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German mörter, mortel, from Old High German mortāri, *mortāli, from Proto-West Germanic *mortārī, *mortālī (“mortar”). Doublet of Mörser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmœrtəl/, [ˈmœʁ.tl̩], [ˈmœɐ̯-], [-təl]

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Noun

Mörtel m (strong, genitive Mörtels, plural Mörtel)

1. (masonry) mortar

Declension

Declension of Mörtel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mörtel	die	Mörtel
genitive	eines	des	Mörtels	der	Mörtel
dative	einem	dem	Mörtel	den	Mörteln
accusative	einen	den	Mörtel	die	Mörtel

Derived terms

• mörteln

Related terms

• Mörser

Descendants

• → Danish: mørtel
• → Icelandic: mortél
• → Norwegian: mørtel

Further reading

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