Sägemehl

German

Etymology

From sägen (“to saw”) +‎ Mehl (“flour”). The loss of the final -n is regular in compounds from verb stems. Alternatively analysable as Säge (“a saw”) +‎ Mehl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛːɡəˌmeːl/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɡə-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Sä‧ge‧mehl

Noun

Sägemehl n (strong, genitive Sägemehles or Sägemehls, plural Sägemehle)

  1. sawdust

Declension

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Further reading
  • “Sägemehl” in Duden online
  • “Sägemehl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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