Meuchelmord

German

Etymology

meucheln +‎ Mord

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔɪ̯çl̩ˌmɔʁt]
  • Hyphenation: Meu‧chel‧mord
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Meuchelmord m (strong, genitive Meuchelmordes, plural Meuchelmorde)

  1. assassination
    • 1891, Karl May, Das Vermächtnis des Inka‎[1]:
      …Und nun, da Sie mich dat Leben zu verdanken haben, halten Sie mir für den reinen Meuchelmord. Dat kränkt mir in die Seele!
      And now that you owe me your life, you hold me accountable for the very assassination. That wounds me in my soul!

Declension

Declension of Meuchelmord [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Meuchelmord die Meuchelmorde
genitive eines des Meuchelmordes der Meuchelmorde
dative einem dem Meuchelmord, Meuchelmorde1 den Meuchelmorden
accusative einen den Meuchelmord die Meuchelmorde

1Now rare, see notes.

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