Tändelei

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German

Etymology

tändeln (“to dally, to flirt”) +‎ -ei (denoting a condition)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛndəˈlaɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
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  • Hyphenation: Tän‧de‧lei

Noun

Tändelei f (genitive Tändelei, plural Tändeleien)

  1. dalliance, flirt
    Synonym: Liebelei

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Tändelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Tändelei” in Duden online
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