Wunderkammer

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English

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Etymology

From German Wunderkammer (literally “room of wonders”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Wunderkammer (plural Wunderkammers or Wunderkammern)

  1. (historical) A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance.
    Synonyms: cabinet of curiosities, kunstkammer, kunstkabinett
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 207:
      Despite the frequent bric-à-brac dimension to such collections, these theatres of nature invited an appreciation of nature rather different from the Renaissance Wunderkammer which had preceded them.
    • 2007 November 4, Carol Kino, “Boldly, Where No Dog Had Gone Before”, in The New York Times‎:
      Tucked into a small storefront on Venice Boulevard, the museum has been called a modern-day wunderkammer and is the subject of a 1995 book, Mr. Wilsons Cabinet of Wonders (Pantheon), by Lawrence Weschler.
  2. (by extension) A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited.

Translations

German

Etymology

Wunder +‎ Kammer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊndɐˌkamɐ/
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Noun

Wunderkammer f (genitive Wunderkammer, plural Wunderkammern)

  1. Wunderkammer
    Synonym: Kuriositätenkabinett
    Coordinate term: Kunstkammer
    • 2000 March 16, Thomas Kellein, quoting Jean-Hubert Martin, “Die Welt der Kunst der Welt”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Ich habe mich in die Geschichte versenkt und bin auf die Wunderkammern gestoßen. Es ist klar, dass die Wunderkammern nicht nur den Anfang des Sammelns bilden, sondern den Anfang der bewussten Weltwahrnehmung und den Anfang des Museums.
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Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Wunderkammer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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