Mauer

See also: mauer

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ər/, [ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā (“wall”), from Latin murus. Cognate with Yiddish מויער (moyer).

Noun

Mauer f (genitive Mauer, plural Mauern, diminutive Mäuerchen n or Mäuerlein n)

  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
  2. (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Usage notes
  • See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.
Declension
Declension of Mauer [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mauer die Mauern
genitive einer der Mauer der Mauern
dative einer der Mauer den Mauern
accusative eine die Mauer die Mauern
Derived terms
See also

Proper noun

die Mauer f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mauer)

  1. the Berlin Wall
    Die Mauer muss weg!
    The Wall must fall!

Proper noun

Mauer n (proper noun, genitive Mauers or (optionally with an article) Mauer)

  1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Further reading
  • “Mauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Mauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Mauer” in Duden online
  • Mauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐ/

Noun

Mauer f (plural Maure, diminutive Mauerche)

  1. wall

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā (“wall”). Cognate with German Mauer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑʊ̯ʀ/, /ˈmɑʊ̯.eʀ/, [ˈmɑʊ̯.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Mauer f (plural Mauren)

  1. wall
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