Freudenabteilung

German

Etymology

Freuden +‎ Abteilung, literally “joy/happiness division/department”, after Freudenhaus.

Noun

Freudenabteilung f (genitive Freudenabteilung, plural Freudenabteilungen)

  1. (historical, slang, World War II) joy division (Nazi sex slave brothel)
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Declension

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

Descendants

  • → English: joy division (calque)
  • → Korean: 기쁨조 (gippeumjo) (calque)
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