kunterbunt
German
Etymology
From dialectal contrabund, from Kontrapunkt (“counterpoint”) via folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʊntɐˌbʊnt/
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Adjective
kunterbunt (strong nominative masculine singular kunterbunter, not comparable)
- colourful, multicoloured
- 1911, Georg Heym, Die Gefangenen I:
- Sturm singt. Wind pfeift. Vor ihnen weht und irrt / Ein Haufe alter Blätter kunterbunt. / Die Wächter schließen ihren Zug. Es klirrt / An ihrem Rock das große Schlüsselbund.
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Declension
Positive forms of kunterbunt (uncomparable)
Further reading
- “kunterbunt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “kunterbunt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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