kunterbunt

German

Etymology

From dialectal contrabund, from Kontrapunkt (counterpoint) via folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊntɐˌbʊnt/
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Adjective

kunterbunt (not comparable)

  1. colourful, multicoloured
    • 1911, Georg Heym, Die Gefangenen I:
      Sturm singt. Wind pfeift. Vor ihnen weht und irrt / Ein Haufe alter Blätter kunterbunt. / Die Wächter schließen ihren Zug. Es klirrt / An ihrem Rock das große Schlüsselbund.
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Declension

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