Märchen

See also: marchen

German

Etymology

Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɐ̯çn̩/
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Noun

Märchen n (genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)

fable, fairy tale

Declension

Declension of Märchen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Märchen	die	Märchen
genitive	eines	des	Märchens	der	Märchen
dative	einem	dem	Märchen	den	Märchen
accusative	ein	das	Märchen	die	Märchen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Märchen in Duden online

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