Zins

See also: zins

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɪns/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German zins (“tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent”), from Old High German zins (“tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent”), from Latin cēnsus. Doublet of Zensus.

Noun

Zins m (mixed, genitive Zinses, plural Zinsen)

1. (finance) interest
2. (dated) tribute

Declension

Declension of Zins [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zins	die	Zinsen
genitive	eines	des	Zinses	der	Zinsen
dative	einem	dem	Zins, Zinse1	den	Zinsen
accusative	einen	den	Zins	die	Zinsen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Zinseszins

Related terms

• Zinserhöhung
• Zinsfuß
• Zinssatz

Etymology 2

Shortening of Grundzins

Noun

Zins m (strong, genitive Zinses, plural Zinse)

1. (for an estate, piece of land) ground rent
2. (Southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland) (for dwellings) rent

   Synonym: Miete

Declension

Declension of Zins [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zins	die	Zinse
genitive	eines	des	Zinses	der	Zinse
dative	einem	dem	Zins, Zinse1	den	Zinsen
accusative	einen	den	Zins	die	Zinse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Zins” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zins” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Zins” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sins/

Noun

Zins m (plural Zinse)

1. interest

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary