Flickenteppich
German
Etymology
From Flicken + Teppich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɪkn̩tɛpɪç/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fli‧cken‧tep‧pich; pre-1996: Flik‧ken‧tep‧pich
Noun
Flickenteppich m (genitive Flickenteppiches, plural Flickenteppiche)
- rag rug, patchwork rug
- (figuratively) patchwork quilt
Declension
Declension of Flickenteppich
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Flickenteppich | die | Flickenteppiche |
genitive | eines | des | Flickenteppiches, Flickenteppichs | der | Flickenteppiche |
dative | einem | dem | Flickenteppich, Flickenteppiche1 | den | Flickenteppichen |
accusative | einen | den | Flickenteppich | die | Flickenteppiche |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Related terms
- Perserteppich
- fliegender Teppich
- Flickwerk
See also
- Sammelsurium
Further reading
- Flickenteppich in Duden online
- “Flickenteppich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache