Beckmesserei

== German == === Etymology === From beckmessern +‎ -ei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛkmɛsəˈʁaɪ̯/ Hyphenation: Beck‧mes‧se‧rei === Noun === Beckmesserei f (genitive Beckmesserei, plural Beckmessereien) carping, nagging Synonyms: Beckmessertum, Nörgelei, Mäkelei ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== beckmesserisch ==== See also ==== Quengelei === Further reading === “Beckmesserei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Beckmesserei” in Duden online