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die Maus

/maʊ̯s/ noun · feminine A2
  1. mouse (animal) · Ich sehe ein Mäuslein, die sich in der Wand versteckt. I see a little mouse hiding in that wall.
  2. mouse (input device)
  3. sweetheart, babe (likable or attractive person, especially a girl or woman since Maus is a feminine word) (colloquial) · Mein Freund ist so eine Maus. Du und er kommen bestimmt gut miteinander klar. My friend is such a darling. I bet you and him will get along well.
  4. Used in compounds to denote a person with a specific interest. (colloquial) · Bei Urlaub bin nicht so eine Wandermaus, ich geh lieber an den Strand. When vacationing, I'm not a hiking kinda person, I prefer going to the beach.
  5. fanny, minnie, cunt (vulva or vagina) (colloquial, vulgar)

Genitive der Maus · Plural die Mäuse

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Noun forms

SingularPlural
Nominativedie Mausdie Mäuse
Accusativedie Mausdie Mäuse
Dativeder Mausden Mäusen
Genitiveder Mausder Mäuse

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