Küchenlatein

German

Etymology

Compound of Küche (“kitchen”) +‎ -n- +‎ Latein (“Latin”). First attested in Middle Low German köken latijn, thus seemingly a popular word ridiculing the improper use of Latin words by the uneducated (such as women and servants in the kitchen). Later used by humanists to refer to non-classical Latin.

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Noun

Küchenlatein n (genitive Küchenlateins, no plural)

Dog Latin

Declension

Declension of Küchenlatein (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Küchenlatein
genitive	eines	des	Küchenlateins
dative	einem	dem	Küchenlatein
accusative	ein	das	Küchenlatein

Derived terms

küchen-

Related terms

Küchenlateiner

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