Milchmädchenrechnung

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Etymology

Milchmädchen +‎ Rechnung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçmɛːtçənˌʁɛçnʊŋ/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-meːtçən-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Milch‧mäd‧chen‧rech‧nung

Noun

Milchmädchenrechnung f (genitive Milchmädchenrechnung, plural Milchmädchenrechnungen)

  1. (idiomatic) naive calculation, counting the chickens before they're hatched

Declension

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Further reading

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