Koterie

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French coterie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Koterie f (genitive Koterie, plural Koterien)

  1. (dated) coterie
    Synonyms: Klüngel, Seilschaft
    • 1843, Heinrich Heine, “Brief an Julius Campe”, in Sämmtliche Werke, volume 20, Hamburg: Hofmann und Campe, published 1863, page 363:
      Was mich selbst betrifft, so gehöre ich nie zu einer Koterie als solcher, unterstütze aber Alles, was mir gut und löblich dünkt.
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Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Koterie” in Duden online
  • “Koterie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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