Kemenate

German

Etymology

From Old High German kemināta, from Late Latin camināta, feminine of caminātus (“having a fireplace”), from camīnus (“fireplace”); see also Polish komnata.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kemenate f (genitive Kemenate, plural Kemenaten)

1. fireplace room

   Synonym: Kaminzimmer

2. (historical) bower, boudoir
3. (colloquial) snuggery, snug
   • 1990, “Ding Dong”, in Thomas Spitzer (lyrics), Neppomuk’s Rache, performed by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung:

     Ich sitz mit der Renate in meiner Kemenate / bei einer Flasche Sekt, weil zu zweit sie besser schmeckt.

     I'm sitting with Renate in my snug / with a bottle of sparkling wine because it tastes better with two.

Declension

Declension of Kemenate [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kemenate	die	Kemenaten
genitive	einer	der	Kemenate	der	Kemenaten
dative	einer	der	Kemenate	den	Kemenaten
accusative	eine	die	Kemenate	die	Kemenaten

Related terms

• Kamin

Further reading

• “Kemenate” in Duden online