Rattenschwanz

== German == === Etymology === Ratte (“rat”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schwanz (“tail”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁatn̩ˌʃvant͡s/ === Noun === Rattenschwanz m (strong, genitive Rattenschwanzes, plural Rattenschwänze) (literal) rat tail (colloquial, figurative, collective) slew (large amount; often of negative consequences) rattail (hairstyle characterized by a long lock of tail-like hair) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Rattenschwanz” in Duden online “Rattenschwanz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German)