Laurentiustränen

German

Etymology

Laurentius (“Saint Lawrence”) +‎ Tränen (“tears”), because of their appearance on the feast day of Saint Lawrence (August 10th).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯ˈʁɛnt͡siʊsˌtʁɛːnən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /-ˌtʁeːnən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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Noun

Laurentiustränen pl (plural only)

1. (informal) Synonym of Perseiden

Declension

Declension of Laurentiustränen [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Laurentiustränen
genitive	der	Laurentiustränen
dative	den	Laurentiustränen
accusative	die	Laurentiustränen

Further reading

• “Laurentiustränen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache