Polyglot Dictionary

Mausefalle

/ˈmaʊ̯zəˌfalə/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Mausefallen

Meaning

  1. mousetrap

    Built from Maus (mouse) + Falle (trap).

    • In der Mausefalle sitzt eine Maus.

      A mouse is in the mousetrap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Maus mouse
  • Falle trap

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ratonera

ratonera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mousetrap."

Portuguese

ratoeira

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

Practice

1 What does Mausefalle mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der ___ sitzt eine Maus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mausefalle?

nouncompound

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