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German
Etymology
Calque of French heure du berger, Schäfer + Stündchen
Pronunciation
Noun
Schäferstündchen n (strong, genitive Schäferstündchens, plural Schäferstündchen)
- (dated, humorous) tryst, quickie
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 363:„Nützlicher Anschauungsunterricht für junge Leute. Lichtanatomie, verstehen Sie, Triumph der Neuzeit. Das ist ein Frauenarm, Sie ersehen es aus seiner Niedlichkeit. Damit umfangen sie einen beim Schäferstündchen, verstehen Sie.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Schäferstündchen
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