German

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Etymology

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From Märchen +‎ -haft.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɐ̯.çən.haft/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: mär‧chen‧haft

Adjective

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märchenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular märchenhafter, comparative märchenhafter, superlative am märchenhaftesten)

  1. fabulous

Declension

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