Anekdote

See also: anekdote

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɛkˈdoːtə/

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Noun

Anekdote f (genitive Anekdote, plural Anekdoten, diminutive Anekdötchen n)

1. anecdote

Declension

Declension of Anekdote [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Anekdote	die	Anekdoten
genitive	einer	der	Anekdote	der	Anekdoten
dative	einer	der	Anekdote	den	Anekdoten
accusative	eine	die	Anekdote	die	Anekdoten

Derived terms

• anekdotisch

Further reading

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