Pardon
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Middle French pardon. The use as an interjection (ca. 1700) after Modern French.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Pardon n or m (strong, genitive Pardons, no plural)
- (military, chiefly historical) quarter (decision not to kill a captured enemy)
- (law, archaic) pardon (exemption from punishment)
- Synonym: Begnadigung
- (figurative, dated outside expressions) pardon, clemency, leniency
Declension edit
Declension of Pardon [sg-only, neuter // masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Interjection edit
Pardon!
- (dated) excuse me, sorry, pardon
- Synonyms: Entschuldigung, entschuldige/entschuldigen Sie, Verzeihung, sorry
Further reading edit
- “Pardon” in Duden online