Märchen
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See also: marchen
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mär‧chen
Noun[edit]
Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)
- fairy tale (folk tale)
- (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Märchen [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms[edit]
- Zweibrüdermärchen ("Tale of Two Brothers") (Egyptian fairy tale)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Märchen (Erzählung, Geschichte, Lüge)” in Duden online
- “Märchen (Vertiefung, Senke, Krater)” in Duden online
- “Märchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Märchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Märchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Luxembourgish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with German Märchen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Märchen n (plural Märercher)
- fairy tale (folktale)
- fairy tale (unrealistic story)
Further reading[edit]
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- de:Fairy tale
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- lb:Fairy tale