Kummerkasten
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kummerkasten m (strong, genitive Kummerkastens, plural Kummerkästen)
- a receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form (sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc.):
- (informal, figuratively, sometimes humorous) a person acting as such a receptacle
- (informal) suggestion box, complaint box
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kummerkasten [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kummerkasten | die | Kummerkästen |
| genitive | eines | des | Kummerkastens | der | Kummerkästen |
| dative | einem | dem | Kummerkasten | den | Kummerkästen |
| accusative | einen | den | Kummerkasten | die | Kummerkästen |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Kummerkasten” in Duden online
- “Kummerkasten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache