Namensvetter
German
editEtymology
editName (“name”) + -ns- + Vetter (“cousin”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNamensvetter m (mixed, genitive Namensvetters, plural Namensvettern, feminine Namensvetterin)
- namesake (person having the same name as another; male or unspecified sex)
- Synonym: Namenscousin (unusual)
Declension
editDeclension of Namensvetter [masculine, mixed]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Namensvetter | die | Namensvettern |
genitive | eines | des | Namensvetters | der | Namensvettern |
dative | einem | dem | Namensvetter | den | Namensvettern |
accusative | einen | den | Namensvetter | die | Namensvettern |
Further reading
edit- “Namensvetter” in Duden online
- “Namensvetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache