See also: maus and MAUs

English edit

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Maus

  1. plural of Mau

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Doublet of Mouse.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maʊ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
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Noun edit

Maus f (genitive Maus, plural Mäuse, diminutive Mäuschen n or Mäuslein n or Mäuselein n or (uncommon, south-western German) Mäusle n, masculine (for the animal) Mäuserich, feminine (for the animal) Mäusin)

  1. mouse (animal)
  2. mouse (computer input device)
    Synonyms: Computermaus, Mouse
  3. (colloquial) babe
    Synonyms: Hase, Schatz, Mausi, Mäuschen, Mäusken
  4. (Should we delete(+) this redundant sense?)(colloquial, only in the plural) dough (money)
    Synonyms: Kohle, Kröten

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Further reading edit

  • Maus” in Duden online
  • Maus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Maus” in OpenThesaurus.de
  •   Maus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.

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Noun edit

Maus f (plural Meis, diminutive Meisje)

  1. mouse

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Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German and Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mæu̯s/, [mæˑʊ̯s]

Noun edit

Maus f (plural Mais)

  1. mouse

Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs. Compare German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Swedish mus.

Noun edit

Maus f (plural Meis)

  1. mouse

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