Heftchen

German

Etymology

Heft (“booklet”) +‎ -chen (diminutive)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛft.çən/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Heft‧chen

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(often derogatory) pamphlet, especially one with lowbrow or sensationalistic content (e.g. comic strips, crime fiction, pornography)
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:
  Das Programm fiel ihr aus der Hand. Anton nahm sofort das glatte Heftchen auf.
  The programme fell from her hand. Anton picked the glossy pamphlet up immediately.
Diminutive of Heft

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

“Heftchen” in Duden online

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