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Zaungast

German edit

Etymology edit

Zaun (“fence”) +‎ Gast (“guest”)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌɡast/
  • Hyphenation: Zaun‧gast
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Noun edit

Zaungast m (strong, genitive Zaungasts or Zaungastes, plural Zaungäste)

  1. (colloquial) onlooker

Declension edit

Declension of Zaungast [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaungast die Zaungäste
genitive eines des Zaungasts, Zaungastes der Zaungäste
dative einem dem Zaungast, Zaungaste1 den Zaungästen
accusative einen den Zaungast die Zaungäste

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading edit

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