Refrain

See also: refrain

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French refrain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈfrɛ̃/, [ʁeˈfʁɛ̃ː], [ʁə-], [-ˈfʁɛŋ]

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Noun

Refrain m (strong, genitive Refrains, plural Refrains)

1. chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem)

   Synonyms: Kehrreim, (both usually only for poems or traditional songs) Kehrvers

Declension

Declension of Refrain [masculine, strong]

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

Derived terms

• refrainartig

Further reading

• “Refrain” in Duden online