bagatel
Danish
Etymology
From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɡatɛl/, [b̥ɑɡ̊aˈtˢɛlˀ]
Noun
bagatel c (singular definite bagatellen, plural indefinite bagateller)
- bagatelle, trifle
- bagatelle (a short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)
Inflection
Declension of bagatel
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bagatel | bagatellen | bagateller | bagatellerne |
| genitive | bagatels | bagatellens | bagatellers | bagatellernes |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From French bagatelle, from Italian bagattella, from the diminutive of Latin baca 'berry'
Pronunciation
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Noun
bagatel f, m (plural bagatellen, diminutive bagatelletje n)
- A negligible sum, a tiny amount
- trifle, futility
- trinket
Synonyms
Related terms
- bagatelliseren (likely not derived from bagatel, but rather a loanword from German)
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