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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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

• Leberkässemmel
• Kaisersemmel
• Schnitzelsemmel
• weggehen wie warme Semmeln

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “Semmel” in Duden online