Spirituose

German

Etymology

Back-formed from the plural Spirituosen which was borrowed from Medieval Latin spīrituōsa (“spirits”), substantivized neuter plural of spīrituōsus, from spīritus. The shift from neuter to feminine gender occurred because the morph -en is characteristic for feminine plural rather than neuter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃpiʁituˈoːzə/
Hyphenation: Spi‧ri‧tu‧o‧se
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Noun

Spirituose f (genitive Spirituose, plural Spirituosen)

spirit (alcoholic beverage)

Declension

Declension of Spirituose [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Spirituose	die	Spirituosen
genitive	einer	der	Spirituose	der	Spirituosen
dative	einer	der	Spirituose	den	Spirituosen
accusative	eine	die	Spirituose	die	Spirituosen