Larifari

German

Etymology

From a sequence of solfège note names la, re, fa, re, with the modern meaning gained from describing as something akin to meaningless syllables used only for singing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laʁiˈfaːʁi/

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Noun

Larifari n (strong, genitive Larifaris, no plural)

(colloquial) empty talk, nonsense
(colloquial, by extension) pointless or unproductive activity

Declension

Declension of Larifari [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Larifari
genitive	eines	des	Larifaris
dative	einem	dem	Larifari
accusative	ein	das	Larifari

Derived terms

larifari

References

Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Larifari”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN