muizenval

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Dutch

Een dodelijke muizenval met een dode muis. — A lethal mouse trap with a dead mouse.
Een muisvriendeljke muizenval met een muis. —A non-lethal mouse trap containing a mouse.

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch muyseval, from Old Dutch *mūsfalla, from Proto-West Germanic *mūsfallā. Equivalent to muis (“mouse”) +‎ -en- +‎ val (“trap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœy̯.zə(n)ˌvɑl/
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  • Hyphenation: mui‧zen‧val

Noun

muizenval m (plural muizenvallen, diminutive muizenvalletje n)

  1. mousetrap (a device (contraption) for capturing or killing mice)
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