Mangold

See also: mangold and mángold

English

Etymology
  • As an English surname, variant of Mangnall (see Mangel).
  • As a German surname, from an old Germanic name composed of the elements *manag (“many”) + *wald (“rule”).

Proper noun

Mangold (plural Mangolds)

  1. A surname.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaŋ.ɡɔlt/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German man(e)golt. Further origin unknown. A relation with the personal name below suggests itself phonetically, but is semantically nebulous.[1]

Noun

Mangold m (strong, genitive Mangolds or Mangoldes, plural (rare) Mangolde)

  1. chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Declension
Declension of Mangold [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mangold die Mangolde
genitive eines des Mangolds, Mangoldes der Mangolde
dative einem dem Mangold, Mangolde1 den Mangolden
accusative einen den Mangold die Mangolde

1Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

From Old High German Managold, from manag (“much”) + (gi)walt (“might, power”), respectively from Proto-West Germanic *manag (German manche) and *wald (German Gewalt, walten).

Noun

Mangold m or f (strong, genitive Mangolds or (with an article) Mangold, plural Mangolds or Mangold)

  1. a surname

References
  1. Mangold, in: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (1993), published at dwds.de

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

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mangold.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɑŋɡolt]

Noun

Mangold m (uncountable)

  1. chard
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) mangold, mangelwurzel
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