Tapetenwechsel
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Tapete (“wallpaper”) + -n- + Wechsel (“change”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tapetenwechsel m (strong, genitive Tapetenwechsels, plural Tapetenwechsel)
- (figurative, colloquial) change of scenery
- 1970, “Ich brauch' Tapetenwechsel”, in Hildegard Knef (lyrics), Hans Hammerschmid (music), KNEF:
- Ich brauch' Tapetenwechsel, sprach die Birke, / und macht sich in der Dämmerung auf den Weg
- I need a change of scenery, said the birch, / and hits the trail at dawn
Declension
[edit]Declension of Tapetenwechsel [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Tapetenwechsel” in Duden online
- “Tapetenwechsel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache