Mühsal

German

Etymology

From Mühe + -sal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːˌzaːl/
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Noun

Mühsal f (genitive Mühsal, plural Mühsale or (now rare) Mühsalen) or
Mühsal (dated) n (strong or mixed, genitive Mühsals, plural Mühsale or Mühsalen)

  1. (literary) hardship
    Wenn Menschen Mühsal gesehen, erfahren oder davon gehört haben, können sie verstehen und zu neuen Höhen aufsteigen.
    When men have seen, heard about, and experienced hardship, they can understand and rise to new heights.

Declension

Further reading

  • Mühsal” in Duden online
  • Mühsal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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