Mauer
See also: mauer
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā (“wall”), from Latin murus. Cognate with Yiddish מויער (moyer).
Noun
editMauer f (genitive Mauer, plural Mauern, diminutive Mäuerchen n or Mäuerlein n)
- a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
- (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Usage notes
edit- See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.
Declension
editDeclension of Mauer [feminine]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Berliner Mauer
- Betonmauer
- Brandmauer
- Bruchsteinmauer
- Burgmauer
- chinesische Mauer
- Feldsteinmauer
- Felsmauer
- Feuermauer
- Friedhofsmauer
- Gartenmauer
- Gefängnismauer
- Grenzmauer
- Grundmauer
- Hausmauer
- Hofmauer
- Kaimauer
- Klagemauer
- Klostermauer
- Lawinenschutzmauer
- Lehmmauer
- Mantelmauer
- Maueranker
- Mauerblümchen
- Mauerblume
- Mauerdurchbruch
- Mauerdurchgang
- Mauerfall
- Mauerfuge
- Mauerkasten
- Mauerkrone
- Mauerlattich
- Mauerloch
- Mauernische
- Mauersockel
- Mauerspecht
- Mauerstein
- Mauerstück
- Mauertor
- Mauervorsprung
- Mauerwerk
- Mauerziegel
- Mittelmauer
- Nordmauer
- Ostmauer
- Regenmauer
- Ringmauer
- Römermauer
- Schallmauer
- Schildmauer
- Schutzmauer
- Stadtmauer
- Staumauer
- Steinmauer
- Südmauer
- Trennmauer
- Ufermauer
- Umfassungsmauer
- Vormauer
- Wehrmauer
- Westmauer
- Ziegelsteinmauer
- Zwingermauer
See also
editProper noun
editdie Mauer f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mauer)
- the Berlin Wall
- Die Mauer muss weg!
- The Wall must fall!
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editMauer n (proper noun, genitive Mauers or (optionally with an article) Mauer)
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Further reading
edit- “Mauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Mauer” in Duden online
- Mauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editMauer f (plural Maure, diminutive Mauerche)
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā (“wall”). Cognate with German Mauer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMauer f (plural Mauren)
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