Vendetta

See also: vendetta

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”). The more general sense of "grudge" is possibly a semantic loan from English vendetta.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Vendetta f (genitive Vendetta, plural Vendetten)

  1. vendetta (in the context of mafia)
    Synonym: Blutfehde
  2. (by extension) vendetta (a powerful grudge against someone else, often involving repeated attacks or attempts at undermining)

Declension

Declension of Vendetta [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Vendetta die Vendetten
genitive einer der Vendetta der Vendetten
dative einer der Vendetta den Vendetten
accusative eine die Vendetta die Vendetten

Further reading

  • “Vendetta” in Duden online
  • “Vendetta” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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