Rosinenpicken

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Etymology

From Rosine +‎ picken. Derived from idiomatic expressions such as sich die Rosinen herauspicken (“to cherry-pick”, literally “to pick out raisins”) or sich die Rosinen aus dem Kuchen picken (literally “to pick raisins out of the cake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁoˈziːnənˌpɪkən/
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧si‧nen‧pi‧cken

Noun

Rosinenpicken n (strong, genitive Rosinenpickens, no plural)

  1. cherry picking (act)
    Synonym: Rosinenpickerei

Declension

Declension of Rosinenpicken
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Rosinenpicken
genitive eines des Rosinenpickens
dative einem dem Rosinenpicken
accusative ein das Rosinenpicken

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