Kümmelblättchen

German

Etymology

From Kümmel (“caraway”) +‎ Blättchen (“little card”). The first element is actually a folk etymology, and is an alteration of Hebrew גִּימֶל‎ (gímel, “the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Kümmelblättchen n (strong, genitive Kümmelblättchens, no plural)

  1. (archaic) three-card monte
    Synonym: Dreiblatt

Declension
Declension of Kümmelblättchen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Kümmelblättchen
genitive eines des Kümmelblättchens
dative einem dem Kümmelblättchen
accusative ein das Kümmelblättchen
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