Kuddelmuddel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Kuddelmuddel. The word originally meant "dirty linen" and is derived from the verb koddeln (“to wash clothes superficially”). The rhyming part might be based on a cognate of German Modder (“mud”), a Dutch form of which also led to English muddle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʊdəlˈmʊdəl/

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Noun

Kuddelmuddel n or m (strong, genitive Kuddelmuddels, no plural)

1. (colloquial) jumble; hodgepodge; confusion

   Synonyms: Durcheinander, Mischmasch, Wirrwarr

Declension

Declension of Kuddelmuddel [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Kuddelmuddel
genitive	eines	des	Kuddelmuddels
dative	einem	dem	Kuddelmuddel
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Kuddelmuddel