Märchen
See also: marchen
German
Alternative forms
- Mährchen
Etymology
Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mär‧chen
Noun
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- fairy tale (folk tale)
- (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Hyponyms
- Zweibrüdermärchen ("Tale of Two Brothers") (Egyptian fairy tale)
Derived terms
- Ammenmärchen
- Kunstmärchen
- Märchenbuch
- märchenhaft
- Märchenland
- Märchenprinz
- Volksmärchen
Further reading
- “Märchen (Erzählung, Geschichte, Lüge)” in Duden online
- “Märchen (Vertiefung, Senke, Krater)” in Duden online
- “Märchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Märchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Märchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- Mäerchen
Etymology
Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛːə̯ɕən]
Further reading
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