Spirituose
German
editEtymology
editBack-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
editNoun
editSpirituose f (genitive Spirituose, plural Spirituosen)
- spirit (alcoholic beverage)
Declension
editDeclension of Spirituose [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |
Further reading
edit- “Spirituose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Spirituose” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Spirituose” in Duden online