Semmel

Semmel

German

Etymology

    From Middle High German semele, Old High German semala, from Proto-West Germanic *similā (“wheat flour”). Compare Yiddish זעמל (zeml).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzɛml̩/, /ˈzɛməl/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈsɛml̩/ (Austria)
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    • Hyphenation: Sem‧mel

    Noun

    Semmel f (genitive Semmel, plural Semmeln)

    1. (regional, chiefly Bavaria and Austria) bread roll
      Synonym: Brötchen

    Declension

    Declension of Semmel [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Semmel die Semmeln
    genitive einer der Semmel der Semmeln
    dative einer der Semmel den Semmeln
    accusative eine die Semmel die Semmeln

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Czech: žemle
    • → English: semel
    • → Italian: semel
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: semmel
    • → Silesian: żymła
    • → Slovak: žemľa
    • → Swedish: semla

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