Faselei

German

Etymology

From faseln +‎ -ei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fazəˈlaɪ̯/ (Germany)
• IPA^(key): /fasɛˈlaɪ̯/, [-laɛ̯] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: Fa‧se‧lei

Noun

Faselei f (genitive Faselei, plural Faseleien)

1. (uncountable, colloquial) drivel, balderdash (senseless talk)

Declension

Declension of Faselei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Faselei	die	Faseleien
genitive	einer	der	Faselei	der	Faseleien
dative	einer	der	Faselei	den	Faseleien
accusative	eine	die	Faselei	die	Faseleien

Synonyms

• Gefasel

References

• “Faselei” in Duden online
• “Faselei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Faselei” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon