Delikatesse

See also: delikatesse

German

Alternative forms

• Delicatesse (obsolete)

Etymology

From French délicatesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delikaˈtɛsə/

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• Hyphenation: De‧li‧ka‧tes‧se
• Rhymes: -ɛsə

Noun

Delikatesse f (genitive Delikatesse, plural Delikatessen)

1. delicacy (pleasing food)

   Synonyms: Leckerbissen, Feinkost

Declension

Declension of Delikatesse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Delikatesse	die	Delikatessen
genitive	einer	der	Delikatesse	der	Delikatessen
dative	einer	der	Delikatesse	den	Delikatessen
accusative	eine	die	Delikatesse	die	Delikatessen

Descendants

• → Czech: delikatesa
• → English: delicatessen, delikatessen (via plural)
  • → Spanish: delicatessen, delicatesen
• → Polish: delikates
• → Romanian: delicatesă

Further reading

• “Delikatesse” in Duden online