elend
See also: Elend
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ellende, contracted from Old High German elilenti, from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *land (“land”).
The modern form with a long vowel is based on Middle Low German elende and/or other regional variants. Today pronounced also with a secondary full vowel in the second syllable. Cognate to Dutch ellende (noun).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
elend (strong nominative masculine singular elender, comparative elender, superlative am elendesten or am elendsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of elend
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist elend | sie ist elend | es ist elend | sie sind elend | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | elender | elende | elendes | elende |
genitive | elenden | elender | elenden | elender | |
dative | elendem | elender | elendem | elenden | |
accusative | elenden | elende | elendes | elende | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der elende | die elende | das elende | die elenden |
genitive | des elenden | der elenden | des elenden | der elenden | |
dative | dem elenden | der elenden | dem elenden | den elenden | |
accusative | den elenden | die elende | das elende | die elenden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein elender | eine elende | ein elendes | (keine) elenden |
genitive | eines elenden | einer elenden | eines elenden | (keiner) elenden | |
dative | einem elenden | einer elenden | einem elenden | (keinen) elenden | |
accusative | einen elenden | eine elende | ein elendes | (keine) elenden |
Comparative forms of elend
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist elender | sie ist elender | es ist elender | sie sind elender | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | elenderer | elendere | elenderes | elendere |
genitive | elenderen | elenderer | elenderen | elenderer | |
dative | elenderem | elenderer | elenderem | elenderen | |
accusative | elenderen | elendere | elenderes | elendere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der elendere | die elendere | das elendere | die elenderen |
genitive | des elenderen | der elenderen | des elenderen | der elenderen | |
dative | dem elenderen | der elenderen | dem elenderen | den elenderen | |
accusative | den elenderen | die elendere | das elendere | die elenderen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein elenderer | eine elendere | ein elenderes | (keine) elenderen |
genitive | eines elenderen | einer elenderen | eines elenderen | (keiner) elenderen | |
dative | einem elenderen | einer elenderen | einem elenderen | (keinen) elenderen | |
accusative | einen elenderen | eine elendere | ein elenderes | (keine) elenderen |
Superlative forms of elend