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Mauer

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈmaʊ̯ər/,[ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
  • Rhymes:-aʊ̯ɐ
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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    FromMiddle High Germanmūre,fromOld High Germanmūra,fromProto-West Germanic*mūrā,borrowed fromLatinmūrus,fromProto-Italic*moiros,fromProto-Indo-European*mey-.Cognate withYiddishמויער(moyer).

    Noun

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    Mauerf(genitiveMauer,pluralMauern,diminutiveMäuerchennorMäuerleinn)

    1. awall,usually one made ofstoneorconcrete
    2. (figurative,sports)severalplayersforming ablockadeagainst theball
    Usage notes
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    • SeeWandfor notes on the distinction betweenMauerand this sometimes interchangeable word.
    Declension
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    Declension ofMauer[feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Mauer die Mauern
    genitive einer der Mauer der Mauern
    dative einer der Mauer den Mauern
    accusative eine die Mauer die Mauern
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    See also
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    Proper noun

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    dieMauerf(proper noun,usually definite,definite genitivederMauer)

    1. theBerlin Wall
      DieMauermuss weg!
      TheWallmust fall!

    Etymology 2

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    Proper noun

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    Mauern(proper noun,genitiveMauersor(optionally with an article)Mauer)

    1. A town inBaden-Württemberg,Germany

    Further reading

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    • “Mauer”inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
    • “Mauer”in Uni Leipzig:Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • “Mauer”inDudenonline
    • Maueron the German Wikipedia.Wikipediade

    Hunsrik

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    Etymology

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      InheritedfromCentral FranconianMouer,fromMiddle High Germanmūre,fromOld High Germanmūra,fromProto-West Germanic*mūrā,borrowed fromLatinmūrus,fromProto-Italic*moiros,fromProto-Indo-European*mey-.

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      Mauerf(pluralMaure,diminutiveMauerche)

      1. wall

      References

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      • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Mauer”, inDicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português(in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti:Riograndenser Hunsrickisch,page107,column 2

      Luxembourgish

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      Etymology

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        FromCentral FranconianMouer,fromMiddle High Germanmūre,fromOld High Germanmūra,fromProto-West Germanic*mūrā,borrowed fromLatinmūrus,fromProto-Italic*moiros,fromProto-Indo-European*mey-.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key):/mɑʊ̯ʀ/,/ˈmɑʊ̯.eʀ/,[ˈmɑʊ̯.ɐ]
        • Rhymes:-ɑʊɐ

        Noun

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        Mauerf(pluralMauren)

        1. wall
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