Klapsmühle
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German
Etymology
Klaps + Mühle, originally WWI military slang.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Klapsmühle f (genitive Klapsmühle, plural Klapsmühlen)
- (colloquial, derogatory) loony bin
- Synonyms: Klapse, Nervenheilanstalt, Nervenklinik
- ein Fall für die Klapsmühle sein
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- 1929, Alfred Döblin, “Ausmaße dieses Franz Biberkopf”, in Berlin Alexanderplatz, Zweites Buch, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 103:
- Harfenlos, wie es im Liede heißt, der Erinnyentanz, schlingen sich um das Opfer, Wahnsinnsverstörung, Sinnesbetörung, Vorbereitung für die Klapsmühle.
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Declension
Declension of Klapsmühle
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Klapsmühle | die | Klapsmühlen |
| genitive | einer | der | Klapsmühle | der | Klapsmühlen |
| dative | einer | der | Klapsmühle | den | Klapsmühlen |
| accusative | eine | die | Klapsmühle | die | Klapsmühlen |
Further reading
- “Klapsmühle” in Duden online
- “Klapsmühle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Klapsmühle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
