Seilschaft

German

Etymology

Seil (“rope”) +‎ -schaft

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(climbing) rope team
(figurative, often in the plural) coterie, clique, network
Synonyms: Klüngel, Koterie, Clique, Netzwerk
- 2020 July 11, Livia Gerster, “Zu wenig Frauen: Die CDU braucht die Quote”, in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung‎, →ISSN:
  Viele Frauen scheitern schon im Ortsverein. Seilschaften lassen sich eben nicht so gut knüpfen, während man die Kinder ins Bett bringt.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Seilschaft” in Duden online
“Seilschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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