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Duckmäuser

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tucken (“malice”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Duckmäuser m (strong, genitive Duckmäusers, plural Duckmäuser, feminine Duckmäuserin)

  1. (derogatory) sneak, coward who avoids saying his own opinion

Declension

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Duckmäuser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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