Miese

See also: miese

German

Etymology

Nominalization of mies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːzə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːzə
  • Hyphenation: Mie‧se

Noun

Miese pl (adjectival, plural only, definite plural die Miesen)

  1. (informal, finances) debt, deficit
    Miese machen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    in den Miesen sein ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1996, “Risikobiographie”, in Posen, performed by Die Sterne:
      Schon lieber mache ich haufenweise Miese / Und fahr' die neugekaufte Karre auf die Wiese
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Noun

Miese f (adjectival, definite nominative die Miese, genitive Mieser, definite genitive der Miesen, plural Miese, definite plural die Miesen, masculine Mieser, neuter Mieses)

  1. nominalization of mies: mean female person

Declension

Further reading

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