Mauer

See also: mauer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐ/, /ˈmaʊ̯ər/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to English mure.

Noun

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

1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete

Usage notes

• See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.

Declension

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

Derived terms

• Berliner Mauer
• chinesische Mauer
• Felsmauer
• Mauerblümchen
• Mauerblume
• Mauerfall
• Mauerkrone
• mauern
• Mauern
• Mauerspecht
• Mauerstein
• Mauervorsprung
• Maurer
• Regenmauer
• Stadtmauer
• Steinmauer
• Vormauer

 

See also

• Wand

Proper noun

Mauer f (genitive Mauer)

1. (always with definite article) the Berlin Wall

   Die Mauer muss weg!

   The Wall must fall!

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mauer n (genitive Mauers)

1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Further reading

• Mauer in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Mauer f (plural Maueren or Mauren)

1. wall