bagatel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagatel c (singular definite bagatellen, plural indefinite bagateller)
- bagatelle, trifle
- bagatelle (a short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)
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Declension of bagatel
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bagatel | bagatellen | bagateller | bagatellerne |
genitive | bagatels | bagatellens | bagatellers | bagatellernes |
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Derived terms edit
- bagatelagtig ("trivial", "petty")
- bagatellisere ("play down", "belittle")
Further reading edit
- “bagatel” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from the diminutive of Latin baca (“berry”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagatel f or m (plural bagatellen, diminutive bagatelletje n)
- a negligible sum, a tiny amount
- trinket
- trifle, futility
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bagatel n (plural bagatele)
- Alternative form of bagatelă