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Definition 2025
Treppenwitz
Treppenwitz
German
Noun
Treppenwitz m (genitive Treppenwitzes, plural Treppenwitze)
- "staircase wit", a devastating rejoinder thought of only after leaving the scene of the debate.
Declension
Declension of Treppenwitz
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Treppenwitz | die | Treppenwitze |
| genitive | eines | des | Treppenwitzes | der | Treppenwitze |
| dative | einem | dem | Treppenwitz, Treppenwitze1 |
den | Treppenwitzen |
| accusative | einen | den | Treppenwitz | die | Treppenwitze |
1Now uncommon, see notes