Meute

See also: meute

German

Etymology

18th century, from French meute, from Old French meute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʏ̯tə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Meu‧te
• Rhymes: -ɔʏ̯.tə

Noun

Meute f (genitive Meute, plural Meuten)

1. a pack of animals, especially hunting dogs
2. a mob of people, especially ones who are agitated or after someone (often of paparazzi and the like)

   Er wurde von der Meute gejagt.

   He was chased by the mob.

Declension

Declension of Meute [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Meute	die	Meuten
genitive	einer	der	Meute	der	Meuten
dative	einer	der	Meute	den	Meuten
accusative	eine	die	Meute	die	Meuten

Related terms

• Meuterei

Further reading

• “Meute” in Duden online
• “Meute” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache