Märchen

See also: marchen

German

Alternative forms
  • Mährchen

Etymology

Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Mär‧chen

Noun

Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)

  1. fairy tale (folk tale)
  2. (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)

Declension
Declension of Märchen [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Märchen die Märchen
genitive eines des Märchens der Märchen
dative einem dem Märchen den Märchen
accusative ein das Märchen die Märchen

Hyponyms
  • Zweibrüdermärchen ("Tale of Two Brothers") (Egyptian fairy tale)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Cognate with German Märchen. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Märchen n (plural Märercher)

  1. fairy tale (folktale)
  2. fairy tale (unrealistic story)

Further reading
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