Maus

Maus

1. plural of Mau

• AMUs, MSAU, MUAs, Musa, UMAs, USMA, amus, aums, masu, saum

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Doublet of Mouse.

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

• IPA^(key): /maʊ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

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Maus f (genitive Maus, plural Mäuse, diminutive Mäuschen n or Mäuslein n or Mäuselein n or (uncommon, south-western German) Mäusle n, masculine (for the animal) Mäuserich, feminine (for the animal) Mäusin)

1. mouse (animal)
2. mouse (computer input device)

   Synonyms: Computermaus, Mouse

3. (colloquial) babe

   Synonyms: Hase, Schatz, Mausi, Mäuschen, Mäusken

   • 1981, “Rosi”, in Stinker, performed by Marius Müller-Westernhagen:

     Ganz egal was ich esse, es schmeckt alles nach dir / Und die Maus letzte Nacht, hat mich auch nicht kapiert

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4. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this redundant sense?)(colloquial, only in the plural) dough (money)

   Synonyms: Kohle, Kröten

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From Middle High German and Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.

• IPA^(key): /maʊ̯s/

Maus f (plural Meis, diminutive Meisje)

1. mouse

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle High German and Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.

• IPA^(key): /mæu̯s/, [mæˑʊ̯s]

Maus f (plural Mais)

1. mouse

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs. Compare German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Swedish mus.

Maus f (plural Meis)

1. mouse