Aprilscherz
German
Etymology
April (“April”) + Scherz (“joke”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpʁɪlˌʃɛʁt͡s/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ap‧ril‧scherz
Noun
Aprilscherz m (strong, genitive Aprilscherzes, plural Aprilscherze)
- April fool (practical joke played on April Fools' Day)
Declension
Declension of Aprilscherz [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Aprilscherz | die | Aprilscherze |
| genitive | eines | des | Aprilscherzes | der | Aprilscherze |
| dative | einem | dem | Aprilscherz, Aprilscherze1 | den | Aprilscherzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Aprilscherz | die | Aprilscherze |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Aprilscherz” in Duden online
- “Aprilscherz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache