Märchen

See also: marchen

German

Alternative forms

• Mährchen

Etymology

Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɐ̯çn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɐ̯çn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Mär‧chen

Noun

Märchen n (genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)

1. fairy tale

Derived terms

• Ammenmärchen
• Märchenbuch
• märchenhaft
• Märchenland

 

See also

• Erzählung
• Geschichte
• Legende
• Sage
• Mär(e)

Further reading

• “Märchen” in Duden online
• “Märchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache