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Geduldsfaden
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German
Etymology
de :af Geduld<t:patience> -s- Faden<t:thread>
de Geduld -s- Faden patience thread
Pronunciation
de /ɡəˈdʊltsˌfaːdn̩/
de De-Geduldsfaden.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s,^[uncommon]
de figurative patience seen as a notional thread that can break
de Mir reißt der Geduldsfaden! I'm wearing out of patience!
de Barbara Oertel Ende von Russlands Europarat-Mitarbeit: Desaster für Putins Kritiker Die Tageszeitung: taz 2022-03-10 https://taz.de/!5836795/ 0931-9085 Dabei war der Geduldsfaden des Europarates lang.
Declension
m,s,^[uncommon]
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