Pidgin

German

Etymology

20th century, borrowed from English pidgin; see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪd͡ʒɪn/, [ˈpɪd͡ʒɪn]

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Noun

Pidgin n (strong, genitive Pidgins or Pidgin, plural Pidgins)

1. (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages that has no native speakers)

   Synonym: Pidginsprache

Declension

Declension of Pidgin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pidgin	die	Pidgins
genitive	eines	des	Pidgins, Pidgin	der	Pidgins
dative	einem	dem	Pidgin	den	Pidgins
accusative	ein	das	Pidgin	die	Pidgins

Related terms

• Kreolsprache

Further reading

• “Pidgin” in Duden online
• “Pidgin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache