Luxembourgish

Noun

Miel n ‎(uncountable)

1. flour
2. meal (grain)

Aragonese

Noun

miel f

1. honey

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Noun

miel m ‎(plural miels)

1. honey

French

Etymology

From Old French miel, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid. Compare Catalan mel, Italian miele, Portuguese mel, Romanian miere, Spanish miel, Greek μέλι ‎(méli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mjɛl/

Noun

miel m ‎(plural miels)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Related terms

• miellé
• mielleux

Anagrams

• lime, limé
• mile

Old French

Etymology

From Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Noun

miel m ‎(oblique plural mieus or miex or miels, nominative singular mieus or miex or miels, nominative plural miel)

1. honey (sticky sweet substance)

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• myel

Etymology

From Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mjel]

Noun

miel f (plural mieles)

1. honey
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 12r. b.

     E leuarlo ala tierra buena & ampla. Q̃ mana lech. & miel.

     And lead it to the good and broad land that flows with milk and honey.

   • Idem, f. 57r. a.

     Manteca e miel cõbra por aborecer e ſaber el mal e eſleer el bien.

     He will eat curds and honey to know and reject evil and choose good.

   • Idem, f. 82r. a.

     Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãsõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon

     On the seventh day they told Sampson, who is sweeter than honey and stronger than a lion.

Descendants

• Ladino: myel (Latin spelling), מייל (Hebrew spelling)
• Spanish: miel

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin agnellus ‎(“lambkin, little lamb”), diminutive of agnus ‎(“lamb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnos. Not to be confused with miere ‎(“honey”).

Noun

miel m ‎(plural miei)

1. lamb
2. (slang) cock, ****

Declension

Synonyms

• (****): pulă

Derived terms

• mielar

Related terms

• mia, mioară

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish miel, myel, from Latin mel, from Proto-Indo-European *mélid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmjel]
• Rhymes: -el

Noun

miel f ‎(plural mieles)

1. honey

Derived terms

• luna de miel f
• miel de palma

Volapük

Noun

miel ‎(plural miels)

1. honey

Declension