Fledermaus
German (Berlin)
/ˈfleːdɐˌmaʊ̯s/
noun
Definitions
- (sensu stricto) microbat
- bat (flying mammal)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vledermūs inherited from Old High German fledarmūs derived from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (butterfly) derived from *mūs compound from German flattern (flutter) + German Maus (mouse).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Maus
Gloss
mouse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鼠
Emoji
🐁 🐭 🖱️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- flitter English
- flittermouse English
- mouse English
- Feldmaus German
- Flattermann German
- Hausmaus German
- Maus German
- Mausefalle German
- Mausklick German
- Mauszeiger German
- Mäuschen German
- Mäusebussard German
- Mäuserich German
- flatterhaft German
- flattern German
- mausgrau German
- fladderen Dutch, Flemish
- мышь Russian
- *pāpel- Proto-Indo-European
- flaggermus Norwegian Bokmål
- *fifaldǭ Proto-Germanic
- *fî-faldrôn Proto-Germanic
- *mūs Proto-Germanic
- マウス Japanese
- flaggermus Norwegian Nynorsk
- fifealde Old English
- mus Old English
- mūs Old English
- fiðrildi Old Norse
- fífrildi Old Norse
- flagermus Danish
- vleder Middle Dutch
- fledarmūs Old High German
- fīfaltra Old High German
- mūs Old High German
- mūs Middle High German
- vladeren Middle High German
- vledermūs Middle High German
- *mūs gmw-pro
- *fifaltra Old Dutch
- *mūs Old Dutch
- fledarôn Old Dutch
- vledermus Middle Low German
- bludaran Cimbrian
- bludarmaus Cimbrian
- maus Cimbrian
- mus Old Saxon
- mūs Old Saxon
- mūs Old Frisian