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
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Noun
[edit]Dornröschenschlaf m (strong, genitive Dornröschenschlafs, no plural)
- (figuratively) A period of inactivity, especially where potentials are not being exploited.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Dornröschenschlaf [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Dornröschenschlaf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dornröschenschlaf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon