Ammenmärchen

German

Etymology

From Amme (“wet nurse”) +‎ -n- +‎ Märchen (“fairy tale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈamənˌmɛːɐ̯çən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /-ˌmeːɐ̯-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Am‧men‧mär‧chen

Noun

Ammenmärchen n (strong, genitive Ammenmärchens, plural Ammenmärchen)

old wives' tale

Declension

Declension of Ammenmärchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ammenmärchen	die	Ammenmärchen
genitive	eines	des	Ammenmärchens	der	Ammenmärchen
dative	einem	dem	Ammenmärchen	den	Ammenmärchen
accusative	ein	das	Ammenmärchen	die	Ammenmärchen

Further reading

“Ammenmärchen” in Duden online
“Ammenmärchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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