Ammenmärchen

== German == === Etymology === From Amme (“wet nurse”) +‎ -n- +‎ Märchen (“fairy tale”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈamənˌmɛːɐ̯çən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /-ˌmeːɐ̯-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: Am‧men‧mär‧chen === Noun === Ammenmärchen n (strong, genitive Ammenmärchens, plural Ammenmärchen) old wives' tale ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Ammenmärchen” in Duden online “Ammenmärchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)