Dingwort

German

Etymology

From Ding (“thing”) + Wort (“word”), literally "word for a thing".

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dingwort n (strong, genitive Dingwortes or Dingworts, plural Dingwörter)

1. noun

   Synonyms: Substantiv, Gegenstandswort

Declension

Declension of Dingwort [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dingwort	die	Dingwörter
genitive	eines	des	Dingwortes, Dingworts	der	Dingwörter
dative	einem	dem	Dingwort, Dingworte1	den	Dingwörtern
accusative	ein	das	Dingwort	die	Dingwörter

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

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