"Schlamassel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ʃlaˈmasəl] Audio: De-Schlamassel.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “bad luck, misfortune”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|yi|שלימזל||bad luck, misfortune|tr=shlimazl}} Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “bad luck, misfortune”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n}} Schlamassel m or n (strong, genitive Schlamassels, plural Schlamassel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n}} Forms: Schlamassels [genitive], Schlamassel [plural], strong [table-tags], Schlamassel [definite, nominative, singular], Schlamassel [definite, nominative, plural], Schlamassels [genitive, singular], Schlamassel [definite, genitive, plural], Schlamassel [dative, singular], Schlamasseln [dative, definite, plural], Schlamassel [accusative, definite, singular], Schlamassel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) trouble, difficult situation, misfortune Tags: colloquial, masculine, neuter, strong Related terms: vermasseln, Massel, Schlemihl

Inflected forms

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