Mäusemelken

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɔɪ̯zəˈmɛlkn̩]
Hyphenation: Mäu‧se‧mel‧ken
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Noun

Mäusemelken n (strong, genitive Mäusemelkens, no plural)

(humorous, colloquial) a ridiculously tedious and inefficient process
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

“Mäusemelken” in Duden online
“Mäusemelken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Mäusemelken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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