Noun
der Mops
Pronunciation: /mɔps/
pug (dog)
C2
rank #11,632
plural Möpse
Meanings
Noun
- pug (dog)
Example sentence
Unser Mops schläft am liebsten auf dem Sofa.
Our pug likes to sleep on the sofa.
Word forms
singular
der Mops
plural
die Möpse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Mops
Accusativeden Mops
Dativedem Mops
Genitivedes Mopses
Plural
Nominativedie Möpse
Accusativedie Möpse
Dativeden Möpsen
Genitiveder Möpse
Usage
- der Mops / die Möpse — pug / pugs; the dog-breed noun changes o to ö in the plural
- Mops / mopsen — a pug / colloquially, to pinch or steal; distinct noun and verb
Der kleine Mops folgte seinem Besitzer bis zum Gartentor.
The little pug followed its owner as far as the garden gate.