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German
Etymology
From Nebel + Streif.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nebelstreif m (strong, genitive Nebelstreifes or Nebelstreifs, plural Nebelstreife)
- wisp of fog
1782, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Erlkönig:Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?
Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht!
Den Erlenkönig mit Kron' und Schweif?
Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif.- My son, why are you hiding your face so fearfully?
Father, don’t you see the Alder King!
The Alder King with crown and ermine?
My son, 'tis but a wisp of fog.
Declension
Declension of Nebelstreif