Blamage

German

Etymology

blamieren +‎ -age, coined by German students from two French components.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blaˈmaːʒə/
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  • Rhymes: -aːʒə

Noun

Blamage f (genitive Blamage, plural Blamagen)

  1. public disgrace; loss of face (but usually milder)

Declension
Declension of Blamage
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Blamage die Blamagen
genitive einer der Blamage der Blamagen
dative einer der Blamage den Blamagen
accusative eine die Blamage die Blamagen

Synonyms
  • Beschämung
  • Bloßstellung
  • Peinlichkeit
  • Schande (harsher, more moral)
  • Schmach
  • Gesischtsverlust

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Noun

Blamage f (plural Blamagen)

  1. disgrace
  • blaméieren
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