Flitterwochen

German

Etymology

From flittern (“to fawn, flatter”) +‎ Wochen (“weeks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪtərˌvɔxən/, [ˈflɪ.tɐˌvɔ.χn̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Flitterwochen f pl (plural only)

1. honeymoon (vacation after a wedding)

   Synonym: (uncommon) Honigmond

Declension

Declension of Flitterwochen [pl-only, feminine]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Flitterwochen
genitive	der	Flitterwochen
dative	den	Flitterwochen
accusative	die	Flitterwochen

Derived terms

• flittern (one sense, by backformation)

Further reading

• “Flitterwochen” in Duden online
• “Flitterwochen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Flitterwochen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de