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German
Etymology
Compound of Gardine (“courtain”) + Predigt (“sermon”). Probably a Calque of Dutch gordijnpreek (an earlier form, now unused).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaʁˈdiːnənˌpʁeːdɪçt/
Noun
Gardinenpredigt f (genitive Gardinenpredigt, plural Gardinenpredigten)
- (colloquial, humorous) reprehension, typically of the husband by his wife
1827, Heinrich Heine, “Untergang der Sonne”, in Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:Den ganzen Tag glühst du für andre, / Und nachts, für mich, bist du frostig und müde! / Nach solcher Gardinenpredigt, / Versteht sich! bricht dann aus in Tränen / Die stolze Sonne und klagt ihr Elend- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Gardinenpredigt
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