Genussmittel

German

Alternative forms

• Genußmittel (superseded)

Etymology

Genuss (“pleasure, enjoyment”) +‎ Mittel (“means, resource, substance”). Compare Dutch genotsmiddel (“recreational drug”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnʊsˌmɪtl̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Genussmittel n (strong, genitive Genussmittels, plural Genussmittel)

1. a foodstuff or beverage consumed mainly for enjoyment, such as alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spices, usually also including tobacco and comparable non-mind-altering substances for smoking, chewing, etc.

   Antonyms: Arzneimittel, Betäubungsmittel, Nahrungsmittel

Declension

Declension of Genussmittel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Genussmittel	die	Genussmittel
genitive	eines	des	Genussmittels	der	Genussmittel
dative	einem	dem	Genussmittel	den	Genussmitteln
accusative	ein	das	Genussmittel	die	Genussmittel

Hypernyms

• Lebensmittel