dormouse
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family GliridaeAny of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.
» I am tired like a dormouse.
Ich bin müde wie ein Siebenschläfer.
Meaning
4 sensesAny of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.
Any of several species of small, mostly European rodents of the family Gliridae.
Glis glis (edible dormouse).
(UK)Muscardinus avellanarius (hazel dormouse).
Bilch, Bilchmaus, Schläfer
со́няsónja
со́няsónja
(figuratively)A person who sleeps a great deal, or who falls asleep readily (by analogy with the sound hibernation of the dormouse).
Siebenschläfer, Schlafmütze
со́няsónja
- small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
Examples
4 sentencesI am tired like a dormouse.
deIch bin müde wie ein Siebenschläfer.
The garden dormouse is a rodent that sleeps during the winter.
Dormice are related to squirrels.
deDie Haselmaus ist mit dem Eichhörnchen verwandt.
Dormice are rodents of the family Gliridae.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English dormowse, of uncertain origin. Possibly from a dialectal *dor-, from OFrom Middle English dormowse, of uncertain origin. Possibly from a dialectal *dor-, from Old Norse dár (“benumbed”) + mous (“mouse”). More at doze, mouse.
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Forms
plural: dormiceSynonyms
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