Liebhaberei
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Liebhaber (“enthusiast”) -ei (“-y”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Liebhaberei f (genitive Liebhaberei, plural Liebhabereien)
- hobby, any prolonged activity motivated by delight it provides
- (taxation) a business activity which is continued stubbornly in spite of not turning out profit so that it seems that the taxpayer has no intent towards it either, labour of love
Declension
[edit]Declension of Liebhaberei [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Liebhaberei | die | Liebhabereien |
genitive | einer | der | Liebhaberei | der | Liebhabereien |
dative | einer | der | Liebhaberei | den | Liebhabereien |
accusative | eine | die | Liebhaberei | die | Liebhabereien |
Synonyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Liebhaberei” in Duden online
- “Liebhaberei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache