Karawanserei
German
Etymology
17th century, from Ottoman Turkish كاروانسَرای (karvanseray), كَروانسَرای (kervanseray), from Persian کاروانسرای (kârvânsarây), from کاروان (kârvân, “caravan”) + سرای (sarây, “courtyard, dwelling, palace”). Reanalysed as Karawane + -s- + -erei, whence the feminine gender. Compare the English variant caravansary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaʁavanzəˈʁaɪ̯/, (also) /kaʁaˌvaːnzəˈʁaɪ̯/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Declension
Declension of Karawanserei [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Karawanserei | die | Karawansereien |
| genitive | einer | der | Karawanserei | der | Karawansereien |
| dative | einer | der | Karawanserei | den | Karawansereien |
| accusative | eine | die | Karawanserei | die | Karawansereien |
Further reading
- “Karawanserei” in Duden online
- “Karawanserei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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