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German
Etymology
Viertel + Stunde + -chen. Diminutive of Viertelstunde.
Pronunciation
Noun
Viertelstündchen n (strong, genitive Viertelstündchens, plural Viertelstündchen)
- quarter of an hour
- a small amount of time, a moment
1785, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Das Veilchen, stanza 2:Ach, nur ein kleines Weilchen; Bis mich das Liebchen abgepflückt; Und an dem Busen matt gedrückt!; Ach nur, ach nur; Ein Viertelstündchen lang!- Ah! for only a little while; Till my darling had picked me; And crushed me against her bosom; Ah only, ah only; For a single quarter hour!
Declension
Declension of Viertelstündchen
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