Retourkutsche

German

Etymology

retour (“return”) +‎ Kutsche (“carriage”). Originally a nickname for the quadriga statue on the Brandenburg Gate, which was brought to Paris by Napoleon, then returned to Berlin after his defeat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]
• Hyphenation: Re‧tour‧kut‧sche

• Audio:

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Noun

Retourkutsche f (genitive Retourkutsche, plural Retourkutschen)

1. small revenge

Declension

Declension of Retourkutsche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Retourkutsche	die	Retourkutschen
genitive	einer	der	Retourkutsche	der	Retourkutschen
dative	einer	der	Retourkutsche	den	Retourkutschen
accusative	eine	die	Retourkutsche	die	Retourkutschen

Further reading

• “Retourkutsche” in Duden online