Herrgottswinkel

German

Etymology

From Herrgott +‎ -s- +‎ Winkel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁɡɔt͡sˌvɪŋkl̩/

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• Hyphenation: Herr‧gotts‧win‧kel

Noun

Herrgottswinkel m (strong, genitive Herrgottswinkels, plural Herrgottswinkel)

1. (Austria, Switzerland, Southern Germany) A place in Christian houses decorated with a crucifix that is often located in a corner of the room opposite the stove.

Declension

Declension of Herrgottswinkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herrgottswinkel	die	Herrgottswinkel
genitive	eines	des	Herrgottswinkels	der	Herrgottswinkel
dative	einem	dem	Herrgottswinkel	den	Herrgottswinkeln
accusative	einen	den	Herrgottswinkel	die	Herrgottswinkel

Further reading

• “Herrgottswinkel” in Duden online
• “Herrgottswinkel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Herrgottswinkel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache