Binsenweisheit

German

Etymology

From Binse (“rush”) +‎ -n- +‎ Weisheit (“wisdom”). Perhaps related to Latin nōdum in scirpō quaerere (literally “to look for a knot in the rushes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪnzənvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Binsenweisheit f (genitive Binsenweisheit, plural Binsenweisheiten)

  1. truism
    Synonyms: Binse, Binsenwahrheit, Gemeinplatz

Declension

Declension of Binsenweisheit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Binsenweisheit die Binsenweisheiten
genitive einer der Binsenweisheit der Binsenweisheiten
dative einer der Binsenweisheit den Binsenweisheiten
accusative eine die Binsenweisheit die Binsenweisheiten

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