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German
Etymology
From Kur (“cure, stay at a health resort”) + Schatten (“shadow; someone who follows or escorts another continuously”). Health resorts are considered fertile ground for affairs because people usually go there unaccompanied (besides other possible factors).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːrˌʃatən/,
- Hyphenation: Kur‧schat‧ten
- Rhymes: -atn̩
Noun
Kurschatten m (strong, genitive Kurschattens, plural Kurschatten)
- an acquaintance or (most often) erotic affair that one meets during a stay at a health resort or other medical facility
Declension
Declension of Kurschatten