Seltsamkeit

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German

Etymology

seltsam +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛltzaːmkaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Seltsamkeit f (genitive Seltsamkeit, plural Seltsamkeiten)

  1. weirdness, oddity, strangeness
    • 1999, “Die neue Seltsamkeit”, in K.O.O.K, performed by Tocotronic:
      Man sagte mir es sei soweit / Es komme eine Seltsamkeit / Und alles was bis jetzt noch war / Sei dann auf einmal nicht mehr da
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Declension

Declension of Seltsamkeit
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Seltsamkeit die Seltsamkeiten
genitive einer der Seltsamkeit der Seltsamkeiten
dative einer der Seltsamkeit den Seltsamkeiten
accusative eine die Seltsamkeit die Seltsamkeiten

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