Zettelwirtschaft

German

Etymology

From Zettel (“slip of paper”) +‎ Wirtschaft (in the sense of "mess").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛtəlˌvɪʁtʃaft/

Noun

Zettelwirtschaft f (genitive Zettelwirtschaft, plural Zettelwirtschaften) (informal, chiefly derogatory)

  1. a large, disorganized collection of paper documents or notes
  2. the process of bringing about or dealing with such a collection

Declension

Declension of Zettelwirtschaft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zettelwirtschaft die Zettelwirtschaften
genitive einer der Zettelwirtschaft der Zettelwirtschaften
dative einer der Zettelwirtschaft den Zettelwirtschaften
accusative eine die Zettelwirtschaft die Zettelwirtschaften

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