"Tarnkappe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaʁnˌkapə/ Audio: De-Tarnkappe.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German tarnkappe. The first element is likely related to Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“secret, hidden”) and the second element is from Kappe. By surface analysis, tarnen + Kappe. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|tarnkappe}} Middle High German tarnkappe, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*darnī|t=secret, hidden}} Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“secret, hidden”), {{surf|de|tarnen|Kappe}} By surface analysis, tarnen + Kappe Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Tarnkappe f (genitive Tarnkappe, plural Tarnkappen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Tarnkappe [genitive], Tarnkappen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tarnkappe [nominative, singular], Tarnkappen [definite, nominative, plural], Tarnkappe [genitive, singular], Tarnkappen [definite, genitive, plural], Tarnkappe [dative, singular], Tarnkappen [dative, definite, plural], Tarnkappe [accusative, singular], Tarnkappen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cloak of invisibility Tags: feminine Related terms: Tarnkappenbomber, Tarnkappenflugzeug, Tarnkappenjet, Tarnfarbe, Tarnkleidung, Tarnmantel, Tarnname Coordinate_terms: Narrenkappe, Radkappe
    Sense id: en-Tarnkappe-de-noun-zYbezXfF Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "tarnkappe",
      "tarnkappe#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*darnī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/darnī"
    ],
    [
      "Kappe",
      "Kappe#German"
    ],
    [
      "tarnen",
      "tarnen#German"
    ],
    [
      "Kappe",
      "Kappe#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "tarnkappe"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German tarnkappe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*darnī",
        "t": "secret, hidden"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“secret, hidden”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "tarnen",
        "3": "Kappe"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, tarnen + Kappe",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German tarnkappe. The first element is likely related to Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“secret, hidden”) and the second element is from Kappe.\nBy surface analysis, tarnen + Kappe.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Tarnkappe f (genitive Tarnkappe, plural Tarnkappen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Tarn",
        "kap",
        "pe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "Narrenkappe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Radkappe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cloak of invisibility"
      ],
      "id": "en-Tarnkappe-de-noun-zYbezXfF",
      "links": [
        [
          "cloak of invisibility",
          "cloak of invisibility"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Tarnkappenbomber"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnkappenflugzeug"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnkappenjet"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnfarbe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnkleidung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnmantel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tarnname"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaʁnˌkapə/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Tarnkappe"
}
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "word": "Narrenkappe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Radkappe"
    }
  ],
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      "tarnkappe",
      "tarnkappe#Middle_High_German"
    ],
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      "*darnī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/darnī"
    ],
    [
      "Kappe",
      "Kappe#German"
    ],
    [
      "tarnen",
      "tarnen#German"
    ],
    [
      "Kappe",
      "Kappe#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*darnī",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Tarnkappen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Tarnkappe f (genitive Tarnkappe, plural Tarnkappen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Tarn",
        "kap",
        "pe"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Tarnkappenbomber"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnkappenflugzeug"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnkappenjet"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnfarbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnkleidung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnmantel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tarnname"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaʁnˌkapə/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/De-Tarnkappe.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Tarnkappe"
}

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