Kirchenmaus

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Kirche +‎ -n- +‎ Maus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪʁçn̩maʊ̯s]
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  • Hyphenation: Kir‧chen‧maus

Noun[edit]

Kirchenmaus f (genitive Kirchenmaus, plural Kirchenmäuse)

  1. mouse (living) in a church (nearly exclusively used in the idiom arm wie eine Kirchenmaus)

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