Halsbandaffäre

German

Etymology

From Halsband +‎ Affäre, a calque of French L'affaire du collier. Later applied to the Islamic episode in Orientalist literature because Aisha explained her absence from the Muslim caravan with her search for a necklace she had lost.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Halsbandaffäre f (genitive Halsbandaffäre, plural Halsbandaffären)

  1. an affair involving a necklace, in particular:
    1. the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an 18th-century scandal at the royal court of France
    2. (Islam) an affair in which Aisha, one of Muhammad’s wives, was accused of adultery

Declension

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

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