Polyglot Dictionary

Maus

/maʊ̯s/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Mäuse

Meaning

  1. mouse

    Both the animal and, in computing, the pointing device.

    • Eine kleine Maus lief über den Boden.

      A little mouse ran across the floor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mouse

mouse is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mouse."

Portuguese

rato

rato is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mouse."

Practice

1 What does Maus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine kleine ___ lief über den Boden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Maus?

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