Gelächter

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelehter, a collective form of Middle High German lahter, from Old High German lahtar, hlahtar (8th century), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (“laughter”). Cognate with Old English hleahtor (whence English laughter) and Danish latter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlɛçtɐ/
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Noun

Gelächter n (strong, genitive Gelächters, plural Gelächter)

laughter, laughing
object of ridicule

Declension

Declension of Gelächter [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gelächter	die	Gelächter
genitive	eines	des	Gelächters	der	Gelächter
dative	einem	dem	Gelächter	den	Gelächtern
accusative	ein	das	Gelächter	die	Gelächter

Further reading

Gelächter on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Gelächter” in Duden online
“Gelächter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gelächter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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