Mimose

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mimosa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Mimose f (genitive Mimose, plural Mimosen)

  1. (botany) Mimosa; sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica)
  2. (figuratively) oversensitive person
    Sei nicht so empfindlich, du Mimose!
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    (literally, “Don't be so sensitive, you mimosa!”)
    • 2015 May 28, Susann Sitzler, “Heiß und innig”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Eisenmassage, Feuersauna – koreanische Badehäuser sind nichts für Mimosen. Dafür kann man selig schlafen, wenn der Schmerz nachlässt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Mimose
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Mimose die Mimosen
genitive einer der Mimose der Mimosen
dative einer der Mimose den Mimosen
accusative eine die Mimose die Mimosen

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: mimòza
  • → Upper Sorbian: mimoza

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