Dornröschenschlaf

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Dornröschen +‎ Schlaf (From the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, in which a princess is cursed to sleep for a hundred years.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Dornröschenschlaf m (strong, genitive Dornröschenschlafs, no plural)

  1. (figuratively) A period of inactivity, especially where potentials are not being exploited.

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