Trödel

German

Etymology

The compound Trödelmarkt is first attested in the 15th century as East Central German dredelmarckt, but further etymology is unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁøːdl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Trö‧del

Noun

Trödel m (strong, genitive Trödels, no plural)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) junk
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
  2. ellipsis of Trödelmarkt

Declension

Declension of Trödel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Trödel
genitive eines des Trödels
dative einem dem Trödel
accusative einen den Trödel

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Trödel”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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