Gaukelei

German

Etymology

gaukeln (“to juggle”) +‎ -ei (“-y”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Gaukelei f (genitive Gaukelei, plural Gaukeleien)

(Medieval) jugglery, buffoonery
pretense, sham, trickery

Declension

Declension of Gaukelei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gaukelei	die	Gaukeleien
genitive	einer	der	Gaukelei	der	Gaukeleien
dative	einer	der	Gaukelei	den	Gaukeleien
accusative	eine	die	Gaukelei	die	Gaukeleien

Synonyms

Jonglieren
Possenspiel
Trickserei
Vortäuschung
Vorspiegelung
Schwindel

Related terms

Gaukler
herumgaukeln
vorgaukeln
Schaukelei
Turnerei
Lauferei
Schwindelei
Zauberei

See also

Akrobatik

Further reading

“Gaukelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gaukelei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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