Mäuschen
German (Berlin)
/ˈmɔʏ̯sçən/
noun
Definitions
- honey, sweetie, pumpkin pet name
- fly on the wall someone, usually theoretical, who listens at a private meeting
- (possibly) the funny bone
Etymology
Suffix from German Maus (mouse).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Maus
Gloss
mouse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鼠
Emoji
🐁 🐭 🖱️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mouse English
- Feldmaus German
- Fledermaus German
- Hausmaus German
- Maus German
- Mausefalle German
- Mausklick German
- Mauszeiger German
- Mucks German
- Mäusebussard German
- Mäuserich German
- mausgrau German
- mucksmäuschenstill German
- still German
- мышь Russian
- マウス Japanese
- mūs Middle High German