Lappalie
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pseudo-Latinate of Lappen (“cloth, rag”) + Latin -ālie, 17th c.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lappalie f (genitive Lappalie, plural Lappalien)
- bagatelle, trifle, minor thing
- Synonyms: Bagatelle, Kleinigkeit, Nichtigkeit
- Ich beschäftige mich nicht mit einer solchen Lappalie.
- I do not concern myself with such a minor thing.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Lappalie [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Lappalie” in Duden online