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mauen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mouen. Cognate with Middle Low German mawen, mauwen, mouwen (to meow), Middle Dutch mauwen (modern Dutch meeuwen (to meow)), Middle English mewen, mouwen (modern English meow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmaʊ̯ən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ən
  • Hyphenation: mau‧en

Verb

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mauen (weak, third-person singular present maut, past tense maute, past participle gemaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Switzerland, Southwestern Germany) to meow
    Synonyms: miauen, maunzen, mauzen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • mauen” in Duden online
  • mauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Verb

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mauen

  1. Alternative form of mowen (to be able to)