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Etymology 1
Noun
Mikro n (strong, genitive Mikros, plural Mikros)
- (colloquial) Clipping of Mikrofon (“microphone”).
2016 April 8, Jenni Zylka, quoting Udo Lindenberg, “Echo-Verleihung: Preis, der es jedem recht machen will”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Der unkorrumpierbare Udo Lindenberg, der […] beim Playback vor lauter Kabelschwung vergisst, das Mikro wieder rechtzeitig vor dem Mund zu halten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
Noun
Mikro f (genitive Mikro, plural Mikros)
- (colloquial) Clipping of Mikrowelle (“microwave oven”).
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Etymology 3
Noun
Mikro f (genitive Mikro, no plural)
- (economics, university slang) Clipping of Mikroökonomie.
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