Leichenschmaus

German

Etymology

From Leiche (“corpse”) +‎ Schmaus (“feast”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Leichenschmaus m (strong, genitive Leichenschmauses, plural Leichenschmäuse)

  1. communal meal eaten by mourners after a funeral

Declension

Declension of Leichenschmaus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Leichenschmaus die Leichenschmäuse
genitive eines des Leichenschmauses der Leichenschmäuse
dative einem dem Leichenschmaus, Leichenschmause1 den Leichenschmäusen
accusative einen den Leichenschmaus die Leichenschmäuse

1Now rare, see notes.

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