Märchen
See also: marchen
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mär‧chen
Noun edit
Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)
- fairy tale (folk tale)
- (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)
Declension edit
Declension of Märchen [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms edit
- Zweibrüdermärchen ("Tale of Two Brothers") (Egyptian fairy tale)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Märchen (Erzählung, Geschichte, Lüge)” in Duden online
- “Märchen (Vertiefung, Senke, Krater)” in Duden online
- “Märchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Märchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Märchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Luxembourgish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with German Märchen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Märchen n (plural Märercher)
- fairy tale (folktale)
- fairy tale (unrealistic story)