Halsbandaffäre
German edit
Etymology edit
From Halsband + Affäre, a calque of French L’affaire du collier. Later applied to the Islamic episode in Orientalist literature because Aisha explained her absence from the Muslim caravan with her search for a necklace she had lost.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Halsbandaffäre f (genitive Halsbandaffäre, plural Halsbandaffären)
Declension edit
Declension of Halsbandaffäre [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Halsbandaffäre | die | Halsbandaffären |
genitive | einer | der | Halsbandaffäre | der | Halsbandaffären |
dative | einer | der | Halsbandaffäre | den | Halsbandaffären |
accusative | eine | die | Halsbandaffäre | die | Halsbandaffären |
Further reading edit
- Halsbandaffäre on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de