Kasperltheater

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Kaschperltheater (phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Kasperl +‎ Theater

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʃb̥ɐlˌd̥e̞ɐ̯d̥ɐ/, [-d̥e̞ʲɐ̯d̥ɐ]
• Hyphenation: Kas‧perl‧the‧ater

Noun

Kasperltheater n (plural Kasperltheater)

1. puppet show; akin to Punch and Judy.
2. (idiomatic, by extension, derogatory) three-ring circus (a disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, often caused by incompetence, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.)

German

Alternative forms

• Kasperletheater
• Kaspertheater

Etymology

Kasperl +‎ Theater

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaspɐl.teˌaːtɐ/, /ˈkaʃpɐl.teˌaːtɐ/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Kas‧perl‧the‧ater, Kas‧perl‧thea‧ter

Noun

Kasperltheater n (strong, genitive Kasperltheaters, plural Kasperltheater) (Austria, Bavaria)

1. puppet show; akin to Punch and Judy.
2. (idiomatic, by extension, derogatory) three-ring circus (a disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, often caused by incompetence, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.)

Declension

Declension of Kasperltheater [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kasperltheater	die	Kasperltheater
genitive	eines	des	Kasperltheaters	der	Kasperltheater
dative	einem	dem	Kasperltheater	den	Kasperltheatern
accusative	ein	das	Kasperltheater	die	Kasperltheater

Further reading

• “Kasperltheater”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Kasperltheater” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kasperltheater” in Duden online