Wimpernschlag

German

Etymology

From Wimper (“eyelash, lash, cilium”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schlag (“flap, beat, hit, blow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wimpernschlag m (strong, genitive Wimpernschlages or Wimpernschlags, plural Wimpernschläge)

  1. (literal, figurative) blink of an eye, eyeblink

Declension

Declension of Wimpernschlag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wimpernschlag die Wimpernschläge
genitive eines des Wimpernschlages, Wimpernschlags der Wimpernschläge
dative einem dem Wimpernschlag, Wimpernschlage1 den Wimpernschlägen
accusative einen den Wimpernschlag die Wimpernschläge

1Now rare, see notes.

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