Maus.
mouse (animal)
Meaning & usage
mouse (animal)
Ich sehe ein Mäuslein, die sich in der Wand versteckt.
mouse (input device)
sweetheart, babe (likable or attractive person, especially a girl or woman since Maus is a feminine word)
Mein Freund ist so eine Maus. Du und er kommen bestimmt gut miteinander klar.
sweetheart, babe (likable or attractive person, especially a girl or woman since Maus is a feminine word) Used in compounds to denote a person with a specific interest.
Bei Urlaub bin nicht so eine Wandermaus, ich geh lieber an den Strand.
fanny, minnie, cunt (vulva or vagina)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Germanic *mūs Proto-West Germanic *mūs Old High German mūs Middle High German mūs German Maus Inherited from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs. Doublet of Mouse. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.