Märchen
dasNounfairy tale
English translations
- 01
folktale
- 02
fairy tale
- 03
fairy tales
- 04
tale
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Märchen ist eine fantastische Erzählung mit oft übernatürlichen Elementen und einer moralischen Botschaft.
- English meaning
- fairy tale
- Synonym
- Fabel, Sage
- German example
- Die Gebrüder Grimm sind bekannt für ihre Sammlung von Märchen.
- English example
- The Brothers Grimm are known for their collection of fairy tales.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Märchen
- Plural Form
- die Märchen
Related words
- Märchenland
Fairytale land
- Märchenprinz
Fairy-tale prince
- Märchenland
fairyland
- Märchenbuch
fairytale book
- märchenhaft
fairytale-like
- märchenhaft
enchanting
- märchenhaft
magical
- Märchenbrunnen
Fairy tale fountain
- Ammenmärchen
fairy tale
- märchenhaft
fairytale-like
- Märchenprinz
Prince Charming
- Märchenbuch
Fairy tale book
- Ammenmärchen
Tall tale, cock-and-bull story
- Alb
Elf
- Alb
Elf
- Türmlein
turret
- Flaschengeist
Genie in a bottle
- Froschkönig
The Frog Prince is a fairy tale character, best known from the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale of the same name, in which an enchanted prince in frog form is redeemed by the help of a princess.
- Feenwesen
fairy creature
- sagenhaft
fabulous
- traumhaft
Dreamlike
- Maid
Maid (archaic)
- gemeinfrei
Public domain
- Siebenmeilenstiefel
Seven-league boots are magical boots from fairy tales that allow you to travel seven leagues with one step, enabling enormous speed.
- Gebrüder
Brothers
- Folklore
Folklore
- Dornröschen
Sleeping Beauty
- Oger
Ogre
- Geschichtenbuch
Storybook
- Riesin
Giantess
- Blaubart
Bluebeard
- Menschenfresser
A man-eater is a fictional or mythological creature that eats humans; also a derogatory term for a cannibal.
- Fabelwesen
Mythical creature
- Antifant
Anti-fantasy person
- Teppichflieger
Carpet flyer
- Märlein
Fairy tale
- Spieglein
"Mirror, mirror on the wall" is the beginning of a famous question in the fairy tale Snow White, addressed to a talking mirror.
- Dschinn
A jinn is a spirit or supernatural creature in Islamic mythology.
- bestiefelt
Booted
- Rapunzel
Rapunzel
- schriftlos
Unwritten
- Elfe
Elf
- Elfe
Elf
- Schneewittchen
Snow White
- Zwergin
Dwarf (female)
Example sentences with “Märchen”
Ich lese meinem Kind ein Märchen vor. (I am reading a fairy tale to my child.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Märchen'?
The plural is 'die Märchen'.