Mäusemelken

German

Etymology

Maus (“mouse”) +‎ melken (“to milk an animal”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɔɪ̯zəˈmɛlkn̩]
  • Hyphenation: Mäu‧se‧mel‧ken
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Mäusemelken n (strong, genitive Mäusemelkens, no plural)

  1. (humorous, colloquial) a ridiculously tedious and inefficient process
  2. a desperate and hopeless situation (but not involving high stakes)

Declension

Declension of Mäusemelken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Mäusemelken
genitive eines des Mäusemelkens
dative einem dem Mäusemelken
accusative ein das Mäusemelken

Synonyms

  • Mäusemelkerei

References

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