Negerkuss
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Negerkuß (pre-1996 orthography)
Etymology
[edit]From Neger (“negro”) + Kuss (“kiss”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Negerkuss m (strong, genitive Negerkusses, plural Negerküsse)
- (dated, now offensive) chocolate teacake (type of dessert)
- Synonyms: Schokokuss, Schaumkuss, (now often offensive) Mohrenkopf
Usage notes
[edit]The term Negerkuss was more common in the past. Due to its reference to the discriminatory term Neger, it is now considered offensive. According to DWDS, around the mid-1990s it was replaced in public usage by Schokokuss or Schaumkuss. Duden strongly recommends replacing it with either of these terms.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Negerkuss [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Negerkuss | die | Negerküsse |
genitive | eines | des | Negerkusses | der | Negerküsse |
dative | einem | dem | Negerkuss, Negerkusse1 | den | Negerküssen |
accusative | einen | den | Negerkuss | die | Negerküsse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
[edit]- → Dutch: negerzoen (calque)