roter Faden

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “red thread”, from Goethe's Die Wahlverwandschaften. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁoːtɐ ˈfaːdn̩/ === Noun === roter Faden m (strong, definite nominative der rote Faden, genitive (des) roten Fadens, plural rote Fäden, definite plural die roten Fäden) (figurative) thread, common thread, golden thread, central theme, throughline Synonyms: Grundgedanke, Grundmotiv, Leitmotiv clear structure ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: punainen lanka (calque) → French: fil rouge (calque) → Italian: filo rosso (calque) → Russian: проходить красной нитью (proxoditʹ krasnoj nitʹju) (calque) → Swedish: röd tråd (calque) ==== See also ==== den Faden verlieren === References === === Further reading === “roter Faden” in Duden online