muizenval

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmœy̯.zə(n)ˌvɑl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: muyseval

Inherited from Old Dutch: *mūsfalla

In summary

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

Concepts

mousetrap

Synonyms

muizeval

Translations

Mausefalle

souricière

captentula