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)
- (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
- Duckmäuserei
- duckmäusern
- Duckmäusern n
- Duckmäusertum
- Erzduckmäuser, Erzduckmäuserin
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Duckmäuser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Duckmäuser” in Duden online
- “Duckmäuser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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