Kummerkasten
التعريفات والمعاني
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
Kummer + Kasten
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkʊmɐkastn̩/
=== Noun ===
Kummerkasten m (strong, genitive Kummerkastens, plural Kummerkästen)
a receptacle for depositing any kind of emotional burden, usually in written form (sorrow, worries, anger, discontent, etc.):
(informal, figuratively, sometimes humorous) a person acting as such a receptacle
(informal) suggestion box, complaint box
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
Kummerkastentante
=== Further reading ===
“Kummerkasten” in Duden online
“Kummerkasten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)