Narretei

German

Etymology

A contraction of Narrenteiding, from Narr (“fool”) +‎ -en- +‎ Teiding, from Middle High German teidinc (“chatter”), from Old High German tagadinc (“negotiation”). See the etymology of verteidigen for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Narretei f (genitive Narretei, plural Narreteien)

1. tomfoolery

Declension

Declension of Narretei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Narretei	die	Narreteien
genitive	einer	der	Narretei	der	Narreteien
dative	einer	der	Narretei	den	Narreteien
accusative	eine	die	Narretei	die	Narreteien

Further reading

• “Narretei” in Duden online