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Mauer.

a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaʊ̯ər/[ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

    feminine
  2. several players forming a blockade against the ball

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Cognate with Yiddish מויער (moyer).

name/ˈmaʊ̯ər/[ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
  1. a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    neuter · proper-noun
name/ˈmaʊ̯ər/[ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
  1. the Berlin Wall

    definite · proper-noun · usually
    Die Mauer muss weg!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Cognate with Yiddish מויער (moyer).

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