Kuppelei

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kuppeln +‎ -ei.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊpəˈlaɪ̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kup‧pe‧lei

Noun

Kuppelei f (genitive Kuppelei, plural Kuppeleien)

  1. (derogatory) matchmaking
    Das einzige, was mich an meiner besten Freundin nervt, sind ihre ewigen Kuppeleien.
    The only thing that annoys me about my best friend is her constant matchmaking schemes.
  2. (law, chiefly historical) the crime of enabling illicit sexual relations for financial gain, e.g. by letting hotel rooms to unmarried couples
    In Deutschland war die Kuppelei bis 1973 strafbar, in manchen islamischen Ländern ist sie es auch heute noch.
    Enabling illicit relations was punishable in Germany until 1973, in some Islamic countries it still is today.

Declension

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

See also

Further reading

  • “Kuppelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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