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Märchen
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marchen
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Mährchen
Etymology
Diminutive of the noun de Mär(e) f with de -chen, compare goh māri news, tale. Cognate with lb Märchen.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/ standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de De-at-Märchen.ogg Austria
de De-Märchen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mär chen
Noun
n
fairy tale folk tale
de informal fairy tale unbelievable story
Declension
n
Hyponyms
de Zweibrüdermärchen ("Tale of Two Brothers") Egyptian fairy tale
Derived terms
de Ammenmärchen märchenhaft Märchenbuch Märchenland Märchenprinz Kunstmärchen Volksmärchen Sommermärchen
Descendants
ja メルヘン 1
See also
de Erzählung
de Geschichte
de Legende
de Sage
de Mär(e)
Further reading
Maerchen_Erzaehlung_Geschichte_Luege Märchen (Erzählung, Geschichte, Lüge)
Maerchen_Vertiefung_Senke_Krater Märchen (Vertiefung, Senke, Krater)
de Fairy tale
de diminutiva tantum
Luxembourgish
lb:
Alternative forms
lb Mäerchen
Etymology
Cognate with de Märchen. lb
Pronunciation
lb [ˈmɛːə̯ɕən]
Noun
n Märercher
fairy tale folktale
fairy tale unrealistic story
Further reading
"Mäerchen" in LOD
lb Fairy tale