Retourkutsche

German

Etymology

retour (“return”) +‎ Kutsche (“carriage”). Originally a nickname for the quadriga statue on the Brandenburg Gate, which was brought to Paris by Napoleon, then returned to Berlin after his defeat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʁeˈtuːɐ̯ˌkʊt͡ʃə]
  • Hyphenation: Re‧tour‧kut‧sche

Noun

Retourkutsche f (genitive Retourkutsche, plural Retourkutschen)

  1. small revenge

Declension
Declension of Retourkutsche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Retourkutsche die Retourkutschen
genitive einer der Retourkutsche der Retourkutschen
dative einer der Retourkutsche den Retourkutschen
accusative eine die Retourkutsche die Retourkutschen

Further reading
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