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German
Etymology
Calque of English paper tiger, Papier + Tiger
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: Pa‧pier‧ti‧ger
Noun
Papiertiger m (strong, genitive Papiertigers, plural Papiertiger)
- paper tiger
Declension
Declension of Papiertiger
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