Mauschel
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Yiddish משהלע (Moyshele), diminutive of Hebrew משה (Moshe, “Moses”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Mauschel m (strong, genitive Mauschels, plural Mauschel)
- (derogatory, offensive, archaic) a Jew, especially a poor and/or Yiddish-speaking one
- 1920, Georg Engel, Claus Störtebecker[1]:
- Was nützten schließlich das gleich abgesteckte Land oder die gleich abgezählten Gulden, wenn der verfluchte Mauschel dort drüben keinen Schlaf kannte? Keine Weiber, keinen Trunk, kein Spiel und keinen Feiertag?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Mauschel [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Mauschel” in Duden online
- “Mauschel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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