different between mixen vs mixer

English

Etymology

From Middle English myxen, from Old English mixen, myxen, from meohx, meox (“dung, filth”), from Proto-Germanic *m?gan? (“to urinate”); akin to German Mist (“manure”).

Noun

mixen (plural mixens)

1. A compost heap; a dunghill.

Anagrams

• enmix

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

Noun

mixen

1. Plural form of mix

Verb

mixen

1. mix

   (Brabant):

Inflection

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix, from Middle English mixen, partially inherited from Old English mixen, and partially from a backformation of Old French mixte, itself a borrowing from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?ks?n/, [?m?ksn?], [?m?ks?n]
• Hyphenation: mi?xen

Verb

mixen (weak, third-person singular present mixt, past tense mixte, past participle gemixt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, especially of drinks) to mix (cause two or more substances to become combined or united)

   Synonym: mischen

2. (transitive, music) to mix (combine several tracks; produce a finished version)

   Synonym: mischen

Conjugation

Related terms

• Mix

Derived terms

• Mixer
• vermixen

Further reading

• “mixen” in Duden online

English

Etymology

mix +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ks?(r)

Noun

mixer (plural mixers)

1. One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
2. One who mixes or socializes.
3. A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
4. A non-alcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.

5. (sound engineering) A mixing console.
7. (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
8. Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
9. A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
10. (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.

Hyponyms

• cement mixer
• concrete mixer
• electric whisk
• hand mixer

Coordinate terms

• blender
• food processor

Related terms

• mix
• mixture

Derived terms

• vision mixer

Translations

Further reading

• drink mixer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mirex, remix

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k.s?r/
• Hyphenation: mi?xer
• Rhymes: -?ks?r

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers, diminutive mixertje n)

1. A mixer (device, esp. kitchen appliance, for mixing).
2. A music mixer.

Derived terms

• staafmixer

Related terms

• mixen

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English mix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.se/

Verb

mixer

1. to mix

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mixer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mik.sœ?/

Noun

mixer m (plural mixers)

1. mixer (machine for mixing)

Anagrams

• remix

Further reading

• “mixer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French mixer

Noun

mixer n (plural mixere)

1. blender

Declension