mausetot

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German mursdōd, interpreting mu(r)s (“suddenly, entirely”) as Mūs (“mouse”) (New High German Maus) through folk etymology. Compare Dutch morsdood.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmaʊ̯zəˈtoːt/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

mausetot (strong nominative masculine singular mausetoter, not comparable)

  1. stone dead, dead as a dodo, dead as a doornail

Declension

Positive forms of mausetot (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist mausetot sie ist mausetot es ist mausetot sie sind mausetot
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative mausetoter mausetote mausetotes mausetote
genitive mausetoten mausetoter mausetoten mausetoter
dative mausetotem mausetoter mausetotem mausetoten
accusative mausetoten mausetote mausetotes mausetote
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der mausetote die mausetote das mausetote die mausetoten
genitive des mausetoten der mausetoten des mausetoten der mausetoten
dative dem mausetoten der mausetoten dem mausetoten den mausetoten
accusative den mausetoten die mausetote das mausetote die mausetoten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein mausetoter eine mausetote ein mausetotes (keine) mausetoten
genitive eines mausetoten einer mausetoten eines mausetoten (keiner) mausetoten
dative einem mausetoten einer mausetoten einem mausetoten (keinen) mausetoten
accusative einen mausetoten eine mausetote ein mausetotes (keine) mausetoten

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