Vendetta

See also: vendetta

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”). The more general sense of "grudge" is possibly a semantic loan from English vendetta.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Vendetta f (genitive Vendetta, plural Vendetten)

1. vendetta (in the context of mafia)

   Synonym: Blutfehde

2. (by extension) vendetta (a powerful grudge against someone else, often involving repeated attacks or attempts at undermining)

Declension

Declension of Vendetta [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Vendetta	die	Vendetten
genitive	einer	der	Vendetta	der	Vendetten
dative	einer	der	Vendetta	den	Vendetten
accusative	eine	die	Vendetta	die	Vendetten

Further reading

• “Vendetta” in Duden online
• “Vendetta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache