Binsenweisheit
German
Etymology
From Binse (“rush”) + -n- + Weisheit (“wisdom”). Perhaps related to Latin nōdum in scirpō quaerere (literally “to look for a knot in the rushes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪnzənvaɪ̯shaɪ̯t/
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Noun
Binsenweisheit f (genitive Binsenweisheit, plural Binsenweisheiten)
- truism
- Synonyms: Binse, Binsenwahrheit, Gemeinplatz
Declension
Declension of Binsenweisheit [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Binsenweisheit | die | Binsenweisheiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Binsenweisheit | der | Binsenweisheiten |
| dative | einer | der | Binsenweisheit | den | Binsenweisheiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Binsenweisheit | die | Binsenweisheiten |
Further reading
- “Binsenweisheit” in Duden online
Binsenweisheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Binsenweisheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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