Krimskrams

See also: krimskrams

German

Alternative forms

• Krams

Etymology

Reduplication of Kram (“stuff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁaːms/, /ˈkʁɪmsˌkʁams/

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Noun

Krimskrams m (strong, genitive Krimskrams or Krimskramses, no plural)

1. (colloquial) odds and ends

   Synonyms: Klimbim; see also Thesaurus:Zeug

Declension

Declension of Krimskrams [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krimskrams
genitive	eines	des	Krimskrams, Krimskramses
dative	einem	dem	Krimskrams, Krimskramse1
accusative	einen	den	Krimskrams

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Norwegian Bokmål: krimskrams
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: krimskrams
• → Swedish: krimskrams

Further reading

• “Krimskrams” in Duden online
• “Krimskrams” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Krimskrams” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon