English-German Cognates
Genuine Cognates • M
Words that are identical or similar in English and German
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Noun Genders: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. adjective, adv. adverb, Am American English, Br British English, diff. used in a different or limited sense, f.c. false cognate, n. noun, pl. plural, pron. pronounced, v. verb
* = Less obvious cognates that may not closely resemble each other in both English and German, but are cognates
** = Words used in English that come from German
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machine e Maschine
machine room r Maschinenraum
macro s Makro
magazine s Magazin
magic e Magie
magnet r Magnet
magnetic adj. magnetisch
magnetic field s Magnetfeld
malt s Malz
Malta s Malta
Maltese adj. maltesisch/Malteser-
Maltese n. r Malteser/e Malteserin
For more countries and nationalities, see: Countries in German
man r Mann
manage v. managen
manager r Manager
mango e Mango
march e Mark (geog.)
march v. marschieren
March r März (month)
margarine e Margarine
market r Markt
mask e Maske (chem.)
mass e Messe (rel.) - See Vowel Sound Shifts (e-a)
massacre s Massaker
massage e Massage
massive (adj.) massiv
mast r Mast
maximum s Maximum
May r Mai
medicine e Medizin
melancholy e Melancholie
melody e Melodie
melon e Melone
meter/metre s/r Meter
method e Methode
Mexico s Mexiko
Mexican adj. mexikanisch
Mexican n. r Mexikaner/e Mexikanerin
micro Mikro-
microphone s Mikrofon
microscope s Mikroskop
microscopic adj. mikroskopisch
midnight e Mitternacht
mild adj. mild
mile e Meile
nautical mile e Seemeile
military adj. militärisch/Militär-
milk e Milch
mill e Mühle*
million e Million
millionaire r Millionär
mine e Mine (pron. MEEN-ah)
mineral s Mineral
minister e Minister (polit.)
minus minus
minute e Minute
mission e Mission
mobile adj. mobil
model s Model (fashion)
model s Modell
model railway e Modelleisenbahn
modern adj. modern
moment r Moment
monarchy e Monarchie
Monday r Montag
monitor r Montor
monk r Mönch
monster s Monster
moon r Mond
more mehr*
mosaic s Mosaik
mother e Mutter
motor r Motor
motto s Motto
mouse e Maus
mouth r Mund* - See Cognate Sound Shifts (d-th)
muscle r Muskel
museum s Museum
music e Musik
Muslim r Muslim/e Muslime
myth r Mythos
mythical adj. mythisch
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