Neuter
Märchen
Meaning
- (neuter,strong) fairy tale (folk tale)
- (informal,neuter,strong) fairy tale (unbelievable story)
Concepts
Synonyms
Saga
Volksmärchen
Volkssage
legende
alte Geschichte
Fiction
erzählende Literatur
didaktische Erzählung
moralische Fabel
sinnbildliche Darstellung
Fantasy-Story
Apolog
Erdichtung
Gespött
Hinweistext
Lehrfabel
Mythe
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Mär‧chen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/
Etymology
In summary
Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.
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