Mauer

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German[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ər/, [ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German mūr, mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to English mure and Yiddish מויער‎ (moyer).

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
  2. (figuratively, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Usage notes[edit]
  • See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Mauer
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
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Proper noun[edit]

Mauer f (genitive Mauer)

  1. (always with definite article) the Berlin Wall
    Die Mauer muss weg!
    The Wall must fall!

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Mauer n (genitive Mauers)

  1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Further reading[edit]

  • “Mauer” in Duden online

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Mauer f (plural Maure, diminutive Mauerche)

  1. wall

Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur; also related to English mure (from the same Latin source via Old French).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Mauer f (plural Maueren or Mauren)

  1. wall
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