Geduldsfaden

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Geduld (patience) +‎ -s- +‎ Faden (thread)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdʊltsˌfaːdn̩/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Geduldsfaden m (strong, genitive Geduldsfadens, plural (uncommon) Geduldsfäden)

  1. patience (seen as a notional thread that can break)
    Mir reißt der Geduldsfaden!I'm wearing out of patience!
    • 2022 March 10, Barbara Oertel, “Ende von Russlands Europarat-Mitarbeit: Desaster für Putins Kritiker”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
      Dabei war der Geduldsfaden des Europarates lang.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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