Treppenwitz
German
Etymology
Treppe (“stairs, steps”) + -n- + Witz (“wit”), calque of French esprit de l'escalier.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Treppenwitz m (genitive Treppenwitzes, plural Treppenwitze)
- Staircase wit, l'esprit de l'escalier; a devastating rejoinder thought of only after leaving the scene of the debate.
Declension
Declension of Treppenwitz
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Treppenwitz | die | Treppenwitze |
| genitive | eines | des | Treppenwitzes | der | Treppenwitze |
| dative | einem | dem | Treppenwitz, Treppenwitze1 |
den | Treppenwitzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Treppenwitz | die | Treppenwitze |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Treppenwitz in Duden online
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