Geisterstunde

German

Etymology

Geist (“ghost, spook”) +‎ Stunde (“hour”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃtʊndə/
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Noun

Geisterstunde f (genitive Geisterstunde, no plural)

witching hour

Declension

Declension of Geisterstunde [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Geisterstunde
genitive	einer	der	Geisterstunde
dative	einer	der	Geisterstunde
accusative	eine	die	Geisterstunde

Further reading

“Geisterstunde” in Duden online
“Geisterstunde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Geisterstunde” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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