Mauer

See also: mauer

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaʊ̯ɐ/, /ˈmaʊ̯ər/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus (“wall”). Related to English mure.

Noun

Mauer f (genitive Mauer, plural Mauern, diminutive Mäuerchen n)

  1. a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
Usage notes
  • See Wand for notes on the distinction between Mauer and this sometimes interchangeable word.
Declension
Declension of Mauer
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
See also

Proper noun

Mauer f (genitive Mauer)

  1. (always with definite article) the Berlin Wall
    Die Mauer muss weg!
    The Wall must fall!

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Mauer n (genitive Mauers)

  1. A town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Further reading

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)

  1. wall
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