Rosinenpicken
German
Etymology
From Rosine + picken. Derived from idiomatic expressions such as sich die Rosinen herauspicken (“to cherry-pick”, literally “to pick out raisins”) or sich die Rosinen aus dem Kuchen picken (literally “to pick raisins out of the cake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁoˈziːnənˌpɪkən/
- Hyphenation: Ro‧si‧nen‧pi‧cken
Noun
Rosinenpicken n (strong, genitive Rosinenpickens, no plural)
- cherry picking (act)
- Synonym: Rosinenpickerei
Declension
Declension of Rosinenpicken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Rosinenpicken |
| genitive | eines | des | Rosinenpickens |
| dative | einem | dem | Rosinenpicken |
| accusative | ein | das | Rosinenpicken |
Related terms
Further reading
- “Rosinenpicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Rosinenpicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rosinenpicken” in Duden online
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