Kurschatten

German

Etymology

From Kur (“cure, stay at a health resort”) +‎ Schatten (“shadow; someone who follows or escorts another continuously”). Health resorts are considered fertile ground for affairs because people usually go there unaccompanied (besides other possible factors).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːrˌʃatən/, [ˈku(ː)ɐ̯ˌʃa.tn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Kur‧schat‧ten
  • Rhymes: -atn̩

Noun

Kurschatten m (strong, genitive Kurschattens, plural Kurschatten)

  1. an acquaintance or (most often) erotic affair that one meets during a stay at a health resort or other medical facility

Declension

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