"blauer Dunst" meaning in German

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Noun

Forms: der blaue Dunst [definite, nominative], blauen Dunstes [genitive], blauen Dunsts [error-unknown-tag, genitive]
Etymology: Literally: “blue dust”. From blau referring to delusion as in the sense “drunk” and in blaues Wunder (“something utterly unexpected”). The sense “cigarette smoke” thence, humorously after the greyish, bluish colour. Etymology templates: {{m|de|blau}} blau, {{m|de|blaues Wunder|t=something utterly unexpected}} blaues Wunder (“something utterly unexpected”) Head templates: {{de-noun|blauer<+> Dunst<m,es:s.sg>}} blauer Dunst m (strong, definite nominative der blaue Dunst, genitive (des) blauen Dunstes or (des) blauen Dunsts, no plural)
  1. (idiomatic) idle talk, void promises Tags: idiomatic, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-blauer_Dunst-de-noun-RBM5XytO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (idiomatic) cigarette smoke Tags: idiomatic, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-blauer_Dunst-de-noun-CDeUBp9F

Download JSON data for blauer Dunst meaning in German (1.7kB)

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