Volksetymologie
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See also: volksetymologie
German
Etymology
From Volk (“folk, people”) + -s- + Etymologie (“etymology”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Volksetymologie f (genitive Volksetymologie, plural Volksetymologien)
Declension
Declension of Volksetymologie
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Volksetymologie | die | Volksetymologien |
| genitive | einer | der | Volksetymologie | der | Volksetymologien |
| dative | einer | der | Volksetymologie | den | Volksetymologien |
| accusative | eine | die | Volksetymologie | die | Volksetymologien |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Dutch: volksetymologie
- → English: folk etymology (calque)
- → Swedish: folketymologi (calque)
Further reading
- “Volksetymologie” in Duden online