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Maus.

mouse (animal)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/maʊ̯s/
  1. mouse (animal)

    feminine
    Ich sehe ein Mäuslein, die sich in der Wand versteckt.
  2. mouse (input device)

    feminine
  3. sweetheart, babe (likable or attractive person, especially a girl or woman since Maus is a feminine word)

    colloquial · endearing · feminine
    Mein Freund ist so eine Maus. Du und er kommen bestimmt gut miteinander klar.
  4. 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.

    broadly · colloquial · endearing · feminine
    Bei Urlaub bin nicht so eine Wandermaus, ich geh lieber an den Strand.
  5. fanny, minnie, cunt (vulva or vagina)

    colloquial · feminine · vulgar
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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