Freudenabteilung
German
Etymology
Freuden + Abteilung, literally “joy/happiness division/department”, after Freudenhaus.
Noun
Freudenabteilung f (genitive Freudenabteilung, plural Freudenabteilungen)
- (historical, slang, World War II) joy division (Nazi sex slave brothel)
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Declension
Declension of Freudenabteilung [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Freudenabteilung | die | Freudenabteilungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Freudenabteilung | der | Freudenabteilungen |
| dative | einer | der | Freudenabteilung | den | Freudenabteilungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Freudenabteilung | die | Freudenabteilungen |
Descendants
- → English: joy division (calque)
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