Kribskrabs

German

Etymology

Reduplication, compare Krimskrams.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Kribskrabs m or n (strong, genitive Kribskrabs, no plural)

  1. (dated) confusion, hodgepodge
    Synonyms: Gemisch, Wirrwarr
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Wald und Höhle”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Vom Kribskrabs der Imagination / Hab’ ich dich doch auf Zeiten lang curirt;
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Declension
Declension of Kribskrabs [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der, das Kribskrabs
genitive eines des Kribskrabs
dative einem dem Kribskrabs
accusative einen, ein den, das Kribskrabs

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