Kummerkasten

German

Etymology

Kummer +‎ Kasten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐkastn̩/
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Noun

Kummerkasten m (strong, genitive Kummerkastens, plural Kummerkästen)

  1. a receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form (sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc.):
  2. (informal, figuratively, sometimes humorous) a person acting as such a receptacle
  3. (informal) suggestion box, complaint box

Declension

Declension of Kummerkasten [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kummerkasten die Kummerkästen
genitive eines des Kummerkastens der Kummerkästen
dative einem dem Kummerkasten den Kummerkästen
accusative einen den Kummerkasten die Kummerkästen

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