"Fettnäpfchen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈfɛtˌnɛpf.çən/ Audio: De-Fettnäpfchen.ogg
Etymology: From Fettnapf + -chen. The figurative sense is a backformation from the phrase ins Fettnäpfchen treten, which see. Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|Fettnapf|chen|}} Fettnapf + -chen, {{m|de|ins Fettnäpfchen treten}} ins Fettnäpfchen treten Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Fettnäpfchen n (strong, genitive Fettnäpfchens, plural Fettnäpfchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Fettnäpfchens [genitive], Fettnäpfchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Fettnäpfchen [nominative, singular], Fettnäpfchen [definite, nominative, plural], Fettnäpfchens [genitive, singular], Fettnäpfchen [definite, genitive, plural], Fettnäpfchen [dative, singular], Fettnäpfchen [dative, definite, plural], Fettnäpfchen [accusative, singular], Fettnäpfchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (literal) Diminutive of Fettnapf: a small dubbin-containing bowl. Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter, strong Form of: Fettnapf (extra: a small dubbin-containing bowl)
    Sense id: en-Fettnäpfchen-de-noun-pcXy7GCq Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 31 35
  2. (figurative) a situation or topic where one may easily make a faux pas Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Fettnäpfchen-de-noun-3RTblEWv Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum, German terms suffixed with -chen Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 31 35 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 10 40 50
  3. (figurative, by extension) the faux pas itself Tags: broadly, figuratively, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Containers
    Sense id: en-Fettnäpfchen-de-noun-uJ7auxmd Disambiguation of Containers: 12 38 50 Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -chen Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 35 31 35 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 55 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -chen: 10 40 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ins Fettnäpfchen treten

Inflected forms

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