Kanapee
See also: kanapee
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanapeː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ka‧na‧pee
Noun
Kanapee n (strong, genitive Kanapees, plural Kanapees)
- (food) canapé; hors d'oeuvre
- Synonyms: Häppchen, Hors-d'Oeuvre, Horsd'oeuvre
- (furniture, dated) canapé; sofa; couch
- 1796, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship], volume 5:
- "Lassen Sie hören", sagte Serlo, indem er sich gravitätisch aufs Kanapee setzte; "ich werde ruhig aufhorchen, aber auch desto strenger richten."
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Descendants
- → Hungarian: kanapé
Further reading
- “Kanapee” in Duden online
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.