Schokoladennikolaus
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Schokoladen-Nikolaus
- Schokonikolaus, Schoko-Nikolaus
- Chocoladennikolaus, Chokoladennikolaus, Chocoladennicolaus, Chokolaudennicolaus (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]From Schokolade (“chocolate”) + -n- + Nikolaus (“St. Nicholas”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schokoladennikolaus m (strong, genitive Schokoladennikolauses, plural Schokoladennikoläuse or Schokoladennikolause)
- a chocolate Santa (figurine of St. Nicholaus / Santa Claus made of chocolate)
- Synonym: Schokoladenweihnachtsmann
Usage notes
[edit]- Some speakers make a distinction between both synonyms based on the packaging (bishop's garb vs. red-and-white cloak), but more often the choice depends on whether the speaker grew up receiving their presents from the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schokoladennikolaus [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Schokoladennikolaus | die | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
genitive | eines | des | Schokoladennikolauses | der | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
dative | einem | dem | Schokoladennikolaus, Schokoladennikolause1 | den | Schokoladennikoläusen, Schokoladennikolausen |
accusative | einen | den | Schokoladennikolaus | die | Schokoladennikoläuse, Schokoladennikolause |
1Now rare, see notes.