Schmeichelei
German
Etymology
schmeicheln (“to flatter”) + -ei (“-y”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Noun
Schmeichelei f (genitive Schmeichelei, plural Schmeicheleien)
- flattery
Declension
Declension of Schmeichelei
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Schmeichelei | die | Schmeicheleien |
genitive | einer | der | Schmeichelei | der | Schmeicheleien |
dative | einer | der | Schmeichelei | den | Schmeicheleien |
accusative | eine | die | Schmeichelei | die | Schmeicheleien |
Related terms
- schmeicheln
Further reading
- Schmeichelei in Duden online