Mauer
See also: mauer
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ər/, [ˈmaʊ̯.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
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Etymology 1
From Middle High German mūr, mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to English mure, Dutch muur and Yiddish מויער (moyer).
Noun
Mauer f (genitive Mauer, plural Mauern, diminutive Mäuerchen n or Mäuerlein n)
- a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
- (figurative, sports) several players forming a blockade against the ball
Usage notes
- See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.
Declension
Declension of Mauer [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 |
Derived terms
- Gemäuer
- mauerartig
- mauerförmig
- mauern
- Mauern
- Maurer
Related terms
- Berliner Mauer
- Betonmauer
- Brandmauer
- Bruchsteinmauer
- Burgmauer
- chinesische Mauer
- Feldsteinmauer
- Felsmauer
- Feuermauer
- Friedhofsmauer
- Gartenmauer
- Gefängnismauer
- Grenzmauer
- Grundmauer
- Hausmauer
- Hofmauer
- Kaimauer
- Klagemauer
- Klostermauer
- Lawinenschutzmauer
- Lehmmauer
- Mantelmauer
- Maueranker
- Mauerblümchen
- Mauerblume
- Mauerdurchbruch
- Mauerdurchgang
- Mauerfall
- Mauerfuge
- Mauerkasten
- Mauerkrone
- Mauerlattich
- Mauerloch
- Mauernische
- Mauersockel
- Mauerspecht
- Mauerstein
- Mauerstück
- Mauertor
- Mauervorsprung
- Mauerwerk
- Mauerziegel
- Mittelmauer
- Nordmauer
- Ostmauer
- Regenmauer
- Ringmauer
- Römermauer
- Schallmauer
- Schildmauer
- Schutzmauer
- Stadtmauer
- Staumauer
- Steinmauer
- Südmauer
- Trennmauer
- Ufermauer
- Umfassungsmauer
- Vormauer
- Wehrmauer
- Westmauer
- Ziegelsteinmauer
- Zwingermauer
See also
- Wand
Proper noun
die Mauer f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Mauer)
- the Berlin Wall
- Die Mauer muss weg!
- The Wall must fall!
Proper noun
Mauer n (proper noun, genitive Mauers or (optionally with an article) Mauer)
- A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Further reading
- “Mauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Mauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Mauer” in Duden online
Mauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐ/
Noun
Mauer f (plural Maure, diminutive Mauerche)
- wall
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur; also related to English mure (from the same Latin source via Old French).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑʊ̯ʀ/, /ˈmɑʊ̯.eʀ/, [ˈmɑʊ̯.ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ
Noun
Mauer f (plural Maueren or Mauren)
- wall