Refrain

See also: refrain

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French refrain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /reˈfrɛ̃/, [ʁeˈfʁɛ̃ː], [ʁə-], [-ˈfʁɛŋ]
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Noun

Refrain m (strong, genitive Refrains, plural Refrains)

  1. chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem)
    Synonyms: Kehrreim, (both usually only for poems or traditional songs) Kehrvers

Declension
Declension of Refrain [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Refrain die Refrains
genitive eines des Refrains der Refrains
dative einem dem Refrain den Refrains
accusative einen den Refrain die Refrains

Derived terms
  • refrainartig

Further reading
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