Mulm

See also: mulm

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German molm, compare Dutch molm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊlm/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Mulm m (strong, genitive Mulmes or Mulms, no plural)

1. (ecology) organic detritus

Declension

Declension of Mulm [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mulm
genitive	eines	des	Mulmes, Mulms
dative	einem	dem	Mulm, Mulme1
accusative	einen	den	Mulm

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• mulmig

Related terms

• Mulch

Further reading

• “Mulm” in Duden online
• “Mulm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mulm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Mulm on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de