Liebhaberei

German

Etymology

Liebhaber (“enthusiast”) +‎ -ei (“-y”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌliːphaːbəˈʁaɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Liebhaberei f (genitive Liebhaberei, plural Liebhabereien)

1. hobby, any prolonged activity motivated by delight it provides
2. (taxation) a business activity which is continued stubbornly in spite of not turning out profit so that it seems that the taxpayer has no intent towards it either, labour of love

Declension

Declension of Liebhaberei [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Liebhaberei	die	Liebhabereien
genitive	einer	der	Liebhaberei	der	Liebhabereien
dative	einer	der	Liebhaberei	den	Liebhabereien
accusative	eine	die	Liebhaberei	die	Liebhabereien

Synonyms

• Hobby

Further reading

• “Liebhaberei” in Duden online
• “Liebhaberei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache