Karawanserei

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German

Etymology

17th century, from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard, dwelling, palace”). Reanalysed as Karawane +‎ -s- +‎ -erei, whence the feminine gender. Compare the English variant caravansary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaʁavanzəˈʁaɪ̯/, (also) /kaʁaˌvaːnzəˈʁaɪ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Karawanserei f (genitive Karawanserei, plural Karawansereien)

  1. caravanserai

Declension

Declension of Karawanserei
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Karawanserei die Karawansereien
genitive einer der Karawanserei der Karawansereien
dative einer der Karawanserei den Karawansereien
accusative eine die Karawanserei die Karawansereien

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