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Mottenkugel

German, noun/ˈmɔtənˌkuːɡəl/

Mottenkugel is a German feminine noun meaning “mothball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kugelförmiges Präparat gegen Motten”.

What does Mottenkugel mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemothball

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. kugelförmiges Präparat gegen Motten

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Mottenkugel

  • Mottenkugeln plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Mottenkugel?

  • /ˈmɔtənˌkuːɡəl/
  • [ˈmɔ.tn̩ˌkuː.ɡl̩]
  • [ˈmɔtn̩ˌkuːɡl̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Mottenkugel

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.