"Märchen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/, /ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/ Audio: De-at-Märchen.ogg , De-Märchen.ogg
Etymology: Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen. Etymology templates: {{cog|goh|māri|t=news, tale}} Old High German māri (“news, tale”), {{cog|lb|Märchen}} Luxembourgish Märchen Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Märchens [genitive], Märchen [plural], strong [table-tags], Märchen [nominative, singular], Märchen [definite, nominative, plural], Märchens [genitive, singular], Märchen [definite, genitive, plural], Märchen [dative, singular], Märchen [dative, definite, plural], Märchen [accusative, singular], Märchen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fairy tale (folk tale) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Fairy tale
    Sense id: en-Märchen-de-noun-0nyP8yd1 Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 50 50 Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 49 51 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 66 11 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 8 8 8
  2. (informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story) Tags: informal, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Fairy tale
    Sense id: en-Märchen-de-noun-8sle9Uz2 Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 50 50 Categories (other): German diminutiva tantum Disambiguation of German diminutiva tantum: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mährchen Hyponyms: Zweibrüdermärchen () (english: Tale of Two Brothers; Egyptian fairy tale) Derived forms: Ammenmärchen, Kunstmärchen, Märchenbuch, märchenhaft, Märchenland, Märchenprinz, Volksmärchen Related terms: Erzählung, Geschichte, Legende, Sage, Mär(e)

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: [ˈmɛːə̯ɕən] Forms: Märercher [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with German Märchen. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Märchen}} German Märchen Head templates: {{lb-noun|n|Märercher}} Märchen n (plural Märercher)
  1. fairy tale (folktale) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Fairy tale
    Sense id: en-Märchen-lb-noun-nqgOAyaa Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 51 49 Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. fairy tale (unrealistic story) Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Fairy tale
    Sense id: en-Märchen-lb-noun-2pwX2n7S Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 51 49 Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mäerchen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ammenmärchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kunstmärchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Märchenbuch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "märchenhaft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Märchenland"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Märchenprinz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Volksmärchen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "māri",
        "t": "news, tale"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German māri (“news, tale”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Märchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Märchen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Märchens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Mär‧chen"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Tale of Two Brothers; Egyptian fairy tale",
      "word": "Zweibrüdermärchen ()"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Erzählung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Geschichte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Legende"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Sage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mär(e)"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German diminutiva tantum",
          "parents": [
            "Diminutiva tantum",
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            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 11 12 11",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 8 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
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          "orig": "de:Fairy tale",
          "parents": [
            "Fiction",
            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-Märchen-de-noun-0nyP8yd1",
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
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          "parents": [
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            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (unbelievable story)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Märchen-de-noun-8sle9Uz2",
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Märchen.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/De-at-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Märchen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/De-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg/De-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mährchen"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Märchen"
  ],
  "word": "Märchen"
}

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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Märchen"
      },
      "expansion": "German Märchen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with German Märchen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Märercher",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "Märercher"
      },
      "expansion": "Märchen n (plural Märercher)",
      "name": "lb-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Luxembourgish",
  "lang_code": "lb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-Märchen-lb-noun-nqgOAyaa",
      "links": [
        [
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          "fairy tale"
        ]
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "parents": [
            "Fiction",
            "Artistic works",
            "Art",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (unrealistic story)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Märchen-lb-noun-2pwX2n7S",
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛːə̯ɕən]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Mäerchen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Märchen"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Fairy tale",
    "lb:Fairy tale"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Ammenmärchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kunstmärchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Märchenbuch"
    },
    {
      "word": "märchenhaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Märchenland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Märchenprinz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksmärchen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "māri",
        "t": "news, tale"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "Märchen"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish Märchen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Diminutive of the noun Mär(e) f with -chen, compare Old High German māri (“news, tale”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Märchen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Märchens",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Märchen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Märchen n (strong, genitive Märchens, plural Märchen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    "Mär‧chen"
  ],
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      "english": "Tale of Two Brothers; Egyptian fairy tale",
      "word": "Zweibrüdermärchen ()"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Erzählung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geschichte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Legende"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mär(e)"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (folk tale)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (unbelievable story)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) fairy tale (unbelievable story)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛːɐ̯çn̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeːɐ̯çn̩/"
    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d1/De-at-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg/De-at-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg.mp3",
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    {
      "audio": "De-Märchen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/De-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg/De-M%C3%A4rchen.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Mährchen"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Märchen"
  ],
  "word": "Märchen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Luxembourgish lemmas",
    "Luxembourgish neuter nouns",
    "Luxembourgish nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "lb:Fairy tale"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "Märchen"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with German Märchen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Märercher",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "Märercher"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Luxembourgish",
  "lang_code": "lb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (folktale)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fairy tale (unrealistic story)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fairy tale",
          "fairy tale"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛːə̯ɕən]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Mäerchen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Märchen"
}

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