See also: miese

German edit

Etymology edit

Nominalization of mies.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːzə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːzə
  • Hyphenation: Mie‧se

Noun edit

Miese pl (adjectival, plural only, definite plural die Miesen)

  1. (informal, finances) debt, deficit
    Miese machen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    in den Miesen sein(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1996, “Risikobiographie”, in Posen, performed by Die Sterne:
      Schon lieber mache ich haufenweise Miese / Und fahr' die neugekaufte Karre auf die Wiese
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension edit

Noun edit

Miese f (adjectival, definite nominative die Miese, genitive Mieser, definite genitive der Miesen, plural Miese, definite plural die Miesen, masculine Mieser, neuter Mieses)

  1. nominalization of mies: mean female person

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Miese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Miese” in Duden online
  • Miese” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon