Warterei

German

Etymology

warten +‎ -erei

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaʁtəˈʁaɪ̯/
  • Hyphenation: War‧te‧rei
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Warterei f (genitive Warterei, plural Wartereien)

  1. (often derogatory) waiting (when perceived as annoyingly long or repeated)
    Ich habe diese endlose Warterei so satt. ― I'm so tired of all this endless waiting.

Declension

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

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