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

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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

Further reading

• “mausetot” in Duden online