Mausefalle
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mūsfalle, mūsvalle, from Old High German mūsfalla, from Proto-West Germanic *mūsfallā (“mousetrap”), equivalent to Maus + -e- + Falle. Cognate with German Low German Muusfalle, Muusfall (“mousetrap”), Dutch muizenval (“mousetrap”), Saterland Frisian Muusefalle (“mousetrap”), English mousefall (“mousetrap”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mausefalle f (genitive Mausefalle, plural Mausefallen)
Declension edit
Declension of Mausefalle [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Mausefalle | die | Mausefallen |
| genitive | einer | der | Mausefalle | der | Mausefallen |
| dative | einer | der | Mausefalle | den | Mausefallen |
| accusative | eine | die | Mausefalle | die | Mausefallen |
Further reading edit
- “Mausefalle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mausefalle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Mausefalle”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Mausefalle” in Duden online