Papierkram

German

Etymology

Papier (“paper”) +‎ Kram (“stuff”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈpiːɐ̯kʁaːm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Pa‧pier‧kram

Noun

Papierkram m (strong, genitive Papierkrames or Papierkrams, no plural)

1. (colloquial) paperwork, red tape

Declension

Declension of Papierkram [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Papierkram
genitive	eines	des	Papierkrames, Papierkrams
dative	einem	dem	Papierkram, Papierkrame1
accusative	einen	den	Papierkram

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Papierkram” in Duden online