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German
Etymology
Jammer + Schade
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjamɐˌʃaːdə/
- Hyphenation: jam‧mer‧scha‧de
Adjective
jammerschade (indeclinable, predicative only)
- a terrible pity, a real shame
1837, Brothers Grimm, “Das Wasser des Lebens”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 3rd edition, page 80:Bald darauf machte sich der zweite Prinz auf, und wie der zur goldenen Straße kam, und das Pferd den einen Fuß darauf gesetzt hatte, dachte er „es wäre jammerschade, das könnte etwas abtreten,“ lenkte ab, und ritt links nebenher.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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