Duckmäuser

See also: duckmäuser

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tucken (“malice”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊkmɔɪ̯zɐ]

Noun

Duckmäuser m (strong, genitive Duckmäusers, plural Duckmäuser, feminine Duckmäuserin)

  1. (derogatory) sneak, coward who avoids saying his own opinion

Declension

Declension of Duckmäuser [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Duckmäuser die Duckmäuser
genitive eines des Duckmäusers der Duckmäuser
dative einem dem Duckmäuser den Duckmäusern
accusative einen den Duckmäuser die Duckmäuser

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Duckmäuser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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