Mäuschen
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editMäuschen n (strong, genitive Mäuschens, plural Mäuschen)
- diminutive of Maus (“mouse”)
- honey, sweetie, pumpkin (pet name)
- fly on the wall (someone, usually theoretical, who listens at a private meeting)
- Bei dem Gespräch wäre man gern Mäuschen gewesen.
- “You’d have liked to be a fly on the wall during that conversation.”
- (possibly regional) the funny bone
Declension
editDeclension of Mäuschen [neuter, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Mäuschen” in Duden online