die Mauer
noun · /ˈmaʊ̯ər/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Cognate with Yiddish מויער (moyer).
Translation
-
a wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
feminine
Das Auto fuhr gegen die Mauer.
The car crashed into the wall.
Im Jahre 1989 fiel die Berliner Mauer.
It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
Hampti Dampti saß auf der Mauer; Hampti Dampti fiel von der Mauer. Des Königs Soldaten mit Pferden zuhauf, kriegten Hampti Dampti nicht wieder rauf.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
- several players forming a blockade against the ball feminine, figuratively
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Mauer | Mauern |
| Accusative | Mauer | Mauern |
| Dative | Mauer | Mauern |
| Genitive | Mauer | Mauern |