Saustall

German

Etymology

Sau (“sow”) +‎ Stall (“stable”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaʊ̯ˌʃtal/

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Noun

Saustall m (strong, genitive Saustalles or Saustalls, plural Sauställe)

1. pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept)
2. (slang) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Declension

Declension of Saustall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Saustall	die	Sauställe
genitive	eines	des	Saustalles, Saustalls	der	Sauställe
dative	einem	dem	Saustall, Saustalle1	den	Sauställen
accusative	einen	den	Saustall	die	Sauställe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (shelter where pigs are kept): Schweinestall, Koben (archaic, dialectal)

Further reading

• “Saustall” in Duden online