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mistal

/ˈmɪstəl/

mistal noun: a cowshed.

Noun

mistal (plural mistals)

  1. (Northern England, UK) A cowshed.

Forms of mistal

pluralmistals

Origin of mistal

Inherited from Middle English *mystal, from myx (“dung”) + stal (“shed”). For the disappearance of /k/ before /st/, compare the disappearance of /x/ before /st/ in Anglian Old English hēst (“highest”), nēst (“nearest”), and sesta (“sixth”), surviving in Scots neest (“next”).

Questions about mistal

What does mistal mean?
Mistal means a cowshed.
What part of speech is mistal?
Mistal is a noun.
How do you pronounce mistal?
Mistal is pronounced /ˈmɪstəl/.
What is the plural of mistal?
The plural of mistal is mistals.

Words near mistal in the dictionary

  1. mistaketh
  2. mistaking
  3. mistaking windmills for giants
  4. mistakingly
  5. mistakings
  6. mistal
  7. mistalk
  8. mistalked
  9. mistalking
  10. mistalks
  11. mistallied

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