Duckmäuser
See also: duckmäuser
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German tucken (“malice”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDuckmäuser m (strong, genitive Duckmäusers, plural Duckmäuser, feminine Duckmäuserin)
- (derogatory) sneak, coward who avoids saying his own opinion
Declension
editDeclension of Duckmäuser [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Duckmäuser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
edit- “Duckmäuser” in Duden online
- “Duckmäuser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache