Papiertiger

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German

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Etymology

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Calque of English paper tiger, Papier +‎ Tiger

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtiːɡɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pier‧ti‧ger

Noun

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Papiertiger m (strong, genitive Papiertigers, plural Papiertiger)

  1. paper tiger

Declension

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Further reading

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