"Bonmot" meaning in German

See Bonmot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔ̃ˈmoː/, [bɔ̃ˈmoː], [bɔŋˈmoː] Audio: De-Bonmot.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Borrowed from French bon mot. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|fr:bon mot}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "bon mot", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Bonmot", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Bonmot">, {{bor+|de|fr|bon mot}} Borrowed from French bon mot Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Bonmot n (strong, genitive Bonmots, plural Bonmots) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Bonmots [genitive], Bonmots [plural], strong [table-tags], Bonmot [nominative, singular], Bonmots [definite, nominative, plural], Bonmots [genitive, singular], Bonmots [definite, genitive, plural], Bonmot [dative, singular], Bonmots [dative, definite, plural], Bonmot [accusative, singular], Bonmots [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. witticism; a witty (i.e. clever and funny) saying; bon mot (but not implying a riposte) Tags: neuter, strong

Inflected forms

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