Kirchenmaus
dieNounchurch mouse
English translations
- 01
church mouse
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Kirchenmaus ist eine sehr arme Person, die fast nichts besitzt.
- English meaning
- A church mouse is a very poor person who owns almost nothing.
- Synonym
- arm, mittellos
- German example
- Er ist so arm, er ist eine richtige Kirchenmaus.
- English example
- He is so poor, he is a real church mouse.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Kirchenmaus
- Plural Form
- die Kirchenmäuse
Related words
- arm wie eine Kirchenmaus
Poor as a church mouse
Example sentences with “Kirchenmaus”
Er ist arm wie eine Kirchenmaus. (He is as poor as a church mouse.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of the German idiom 'arm wie eine Kirchenmaus'?
It is equivalent to the English idiom 'poor as a church mouse', meaning someone is very destitute.