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Trödel

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German

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Etymology

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The compound Trödelmarkt is first attested in the 15th century as East Central German dredelmarckt, but further etymology is unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁøːdl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Trö‧del

Noun

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Trödel m (strong, genitive Trödels, no plural)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) junk
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
  2. Ellipsis of Trödelmarkt.

Declension

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Declension of Trödel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Trödel
genitive eines des Trödels
dative einem dem Trödel
accusative einen den Trödel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Trödel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

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