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German
Etymology
neben + Buhler
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Ne‧ben‧buh‧ler
Noun
Nebenbuhler m (strong, genitive Nebenbuhlers, plural Nebenbuhler, feminine Nebenbuhlerin)
- rival (especially romantic)
- Synonyms: Konkurrent, Rivale
- 1793, Johann Gottfried Pahl, Ueber die Liebe unter dem Landvolk, in: Die Einsiedlerin aus den Alpen, vol. 3, issue 8, Orell, Geßner, Füßli & Comp., page 142:
Nicht so leicht beruhigt sich der Landjunge, wenn ihm sein Mädchen von einem Nebenbuhler streitig gemacht wird.- Not so easily does the boy from the country calm down if a rival tries to take away his girlfriend.
Declension
Declension of Nebenbuhler
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