Mieze

German

Eine Mieze.

Alternative forms

• Miez, Muschi

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic — according to Duden, derived from a beckoning call for cats, “mi”, optionally reduplicated as “mi-mi(-mi)”. Compare against Albanian mace (“cat”), French matou (“tomcat”), and Proto-Slavic *maca (“pussycat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːt͡sə/

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Noun

Mieze f (genitive Mieze, plural Miezen)

1. (informal) pussy (cat)
2. (informal) attractive woman
3. (informal) pretty cat

Declension

Declension of Mieze [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mieze	die	Miezen
genitive	einer	der	Mieze	der	Miezen
dative	einer	der	Mieze	den	Miezen
accusative	eine	die	Mieze	die	Miezen

Further reading

• “Mieze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mieze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Mieze” in Duden online