Kaffeesatzlesen

German

Etymology

Kaffeesatz (“coffee grounds”) +‎ Lesen (“reading”)

Noun

Kaffeesatzlesen n (strong, genitive Kaffeesatzlesens, no plural)

  1. tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading (predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee)
  2. (figurative) pointless speculation or prediction about future events

Declension
Declension of Kaffeesatzlesen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Kaffeesatzlesen
genitive eines des Kaffeesatzlesens
dative einem dem Kaffeesatzlesen
accusative ein das Kaffeesatzlesen

Synonyms
  • Kaffeesatzleserei
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