# die Mulde

die Mulde is a German noun meaning “hollow”. Forms: der Mulde, die Mulden.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Mulde
- Plural: die Mulden

## In other languages

- Русский: корыто, лохань, квашня
- Українська: Мульде

## Meanings

1. hollow (lowered area on a surface)
2. hollow; depression
3. shallow container; trough
4. a container of the size of a truck which serves for transporting rubbish out of an unkempt dwelling or detritus in mining and the like
5. _Geomorphologie_ dell
   - „[Diese Abfahrt] war naturbelassen und stark kupiert, allgemein hügelig und von Mulden durchzogen.“
6. dell; basin
   - Das Tarim-Sedimentbecken in Asien ist eine riesige Mulde.

## Examples

- Tom machte sich eine Mulde in den Kartoffelbrei. — Tom dug a hole in the middle of his mashed potatoes.
- Tom machte eine Mulde in der Mitte seines Kartoffelbreis. — Tom dug a hole in the middle of his mashed potatoes.

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