Mäuschen
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Mäuschen n (strong, genitive Mäuschens, plural Mäuschen)
- Diminutive of Maus (“mouse”)
- honey, sweetie, pumpkin (pet name)
- fly on the wall (someone, usually theoretical, who listens at a private meeting)
- Bei dem Gespräch wäre man gern Mäuschen gewesen.
- “You’d have liked to be a fly on the wall during that conversation.”
- (possibly regional) the funny bone
Declension[edit]
Declension of Mäuschen [neuter, strong]
Further reading[edit]
- “Mäuschen” in Duden online