Schokoladennikolaus
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Schokolade (“chocolate”) + -n- + Nikolaus (“St. Nicholas”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schokoladennikolaus m (strong, genitive Schokoladennikolauses, plural Schokoladennikoläuse or Schokoladennikolause)
- a chocolate Santa (figurine of St. Nicholaus / Santa Claus made of chocolate)
- Synonym: Schokoladenweihnachtsmann
Usage notes edit
- Some speakers make a distinction between both synonyms based on the packaging (bishop's garb vs. red-and-white cloak), but more often the choice depends on whether the speaker grew up receiving their presents from the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann.
Declension edit
Declension of Schokoladennikolaus [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Schokoladennikolaus | die | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
| genitive | eines | des | Schokoladennikolauses | der | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
| dative | einem | dem | Schokoladennikolaus, Schokoladennikolause1 | den | Schokoladennikoläusen, Schokoladennikolausen |
| accusative | einen | den | Schokoladennikolaus | die | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
1Now rare, see notes.