Spleen

See also: spleen

German

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from spleen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpliːn/, rare: IPA^(key): /spliːn/

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Noun

Spleen m (strong, genitive Spleens, plural Spleens)

1. obsession, idée fixe

Declension

Declension of Spleen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Spleen	die	Spleens
genitive	eines	des	Spleens	der	Spleens
dative	einem	dem	Spleen	den	Spleens
accusative	einen	den	Spleen	die	Spleens

Further reading

• “Spleen” in Duden online