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mau de · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [maʊ̯]
  • rhymes aʊ̯
  • audio

Etymology

Das Wort, das seit der 2. Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts bezeugt ist, hat sich von Berlin ausgebreitet. Seine Herkunft ist trotz aller Deutungsversuche unklar; vermutet wird eine mögliche Kontamination aus matt und flau oder aber unter Einfluss von flau zu lautmalendem mauen ‚weinerlich, verdrießlich sein‘, eigentlich ‚wie eine Katze schreien‘ (siehe »miauen«).

Meanings

  1. (casual) sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend
    • „Sie sei eben eine Ur-Dresdenerin, und da er an Dresden hänge wie sie, könne sie ihm nichts abschlagen. Er ließ ihr je einhundert West als Anzahlung für Buffet und Bild. Sie solle sich etwas gönnen im Intershop. Mir is heute tichtch mau, sagte sie.“ Martin Walser: Die Verteidigung der Kindheit. Roman. 1. Auflage. Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-518-40380-X, Seite 443 .
    • Der Anblick flößte mir ein maues Gefühl ein.
  2. (casual) (quantitativ und/oder qualitativ) nicht ausreichend
    • „Seine Karriere ließ sich zunächst etwas mau an, weil er höchst sorgfältig arbeitete.“ Jonas Jonasson: Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand. 45. Auflage. Carl's Books, München 2011 (übersetzt von Wibke Kuhn), ISBN 9783570585016, Seite 391. Schwedisches Original 2009.
    • „Die Wasserspringer, deren grüner stinkender Pool für weltweites Aufsehen gesorgt hatte, mussten ihre Wettkämpfe bislang zwar nicht vor leerer, aber zumindest vor einer äußerst mauen Kulisse austragen.“ Benjamin Knaack, Lukas Rilke: Zuschauerzuspruch bei Olympia: Leere Ränge, volle Hallen. In: Spiegel Online. 14. August 2016, ISSN 0038-7452 (URL, abgerufen am 5. Juni 2018) .
    • Leider sieht es auf unserem Konto etwas mau aus.
    • „Auch die Möglichkeit, Luftunterstützung anzufordern, war mehr als mau.“ Achim Wohlgethan mit Dirk Schulze: Endstation Kabul. Als deutscher Soldat in Afghanistan – ein Insiderbericht. 4. Auflage. Econ, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-430-20043-1, Seite 212 (Zitiert nach Google Books) .

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mauestem Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauestem Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
er ist am mauesten Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mausten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mausten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mausten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
er ist mau Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
sie ist mauer Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
mau Degree=Pos lexicographic
mauester Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauester Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauester Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauester Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauester Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
er ist am mausten Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
sie ist mau Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maue Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maue Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maue Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
maue Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maue Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maue Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauen Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauen Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauen Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
sie ist am mausten Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
maustes Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maustes Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maustes Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maustes Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
maueren Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maueren Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueren Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueren Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueres Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueres Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maueres Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueres Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
er ist mauer Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
am mausten Degree=Sup lexicographic
es ist am mausten Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
mauerem Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauerem Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauer Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauer Case=Gen, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauer Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauer Degree=Cmp lexicographic
mauer Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauer Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
sie ist am mauesten Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauere Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauere Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauere Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauere Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauere Case=Acc, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauere Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
sie sind mau Degree=Pos, Number=Plur predicative lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauesten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur weak lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauesten Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauesten Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur mixed lexicographic
sie sind mauer Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur predicative lexicographic
sie sind am mausten Degree=Sup, Number=Plur predicative lexicographic
es ist mau Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
mauem Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauem Case=Dat, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauster Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauster Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauster Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauster Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauster Case=Gen, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
maustem Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maustem Case=Dat, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauerer Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
mauerer Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauerer Case=Gen, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauerer Case=Dat, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauerer Case=Nom, Degree=Cmp, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauestes Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauestes Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
mauestes Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
mauestes Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
es ist mauer Degree=Cmp, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
am mauesten Degree=Sup lexicographic
es ist am mauesten Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing predicative lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Masc, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maueste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Number=Plur strong lexicographic
maueste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maueste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueste Case=Acc, Degree=Sup, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing weak lexicographic
maueste Case=Nom, Degree=Sup, Gender=Fem, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
sie sind am mauesten Degree=Sup, Number=Plur predicative lexicographic
maues Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maues Case=Acc, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic
maues Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing mixed lexicographic
maues Case=Nom, Degree=Pos, Gender=Neut, Number=Sing strong lexicographic

Coordinates

matt · berühmt · berauschend · schlaff · unwohl · blaublümerant · wenig · mies · mies · übel · unpässlich · miserabel · mäßig · matt · dürftig · elend · nicht · schlecht · schlecht · flau · schlapp · blümerant · befriedigend · flau · gut · besonders · kodderig · nicht

Translations (10)

en poorly ((quantitativ und/oder qualitativ) nicht ausreichend) · sv dålig (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · sv läbbig (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · fr mal en point (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · sv läskig (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · sv skral ((quantitativ und/oder qualitativ) nicht ausreichend) · sv risig (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · sv taskig (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend) · fr mal en point ((quantitativ und/oder qualitativ) nicht ausreichend) · en queasy (sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend)