Halsbandaffäre
German
Etymology
From Halsband + Affäre, a calque of French L'affaire du collier. Later applied to the Islamic episode in Orientalist literature because Aisha explained her absence from the Muslim caravan with her search for a necklace she had lost.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Halsbandaffäre f (genitive Halsbandaffäre, plural Halsbandaffären)
- an affair involving a necklace, in particular:
- the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, an 18th-century scandal at the royal court of France
- (Islam) an affair in which Aisha, one of Muhammad’s wives, was accused of adultery
Declension
Declension of Halsbandaffäre [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Halsbandaffäre | die | Halsbandaffären |
genitive | einer | der | Halsbandaffäre | der | Halsbandaffären |
dative | einer | der | Halsbandaffäre | den | Halsbandaffären |
accusative | eine | die | Halsbandaffäre | die | Halsbandaffären |
Further reading
Halsbandaffäre on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de