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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