Narretei
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A contraction of Narrenteiding, from Narr (“fool”) + -en- + Teiding, from Middle High German teidinc (“chatter”), from Old High German tagadinc (“negotiation”).[1] See the etymology of verteidigen for more.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
Narretei f (genitive Narretei, plural Narreteien)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Narretei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Narretei | die | Narreteien |
| genitive | einer | der | Narretei | der | Narreteien |
| dative | einer | der | Narretei | den | Narreteien |
| accusative | eine | die | Narretei | die | Narreteien |
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Narretei”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 582
Further reading[edit]
- “Narretei” in Duden online