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Moritat

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German

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Etymology

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Probably a corruption of Mordtat, Mord +‎ Tat.[1]

Noun

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Moritat f (genitive Moritat, plural Moritaten)

  1. (dated, music) murder ballad
    Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
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Declension

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Declension of Moritat [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Moritat die Moritaten
genitive einer der Moritat der Moritaten
dative einer der Moritat den Moritaten
accusative eine die Moritat die Moritaten

References

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  1. ^ “Moritat” in Duden online

Further reading

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