German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective edit

alleinstehend (strong nominative masculine singular alleinstehender, not comparable)

  1. stand-alone, detached
  2. single (not married nor having a life partner)

Usage notes edit

  • (single): The word is used chiefly referring to people beyond the age of 30. Otherwise the anglicism Single is preferred, which is used exclusively as a noun in German.

Declension edit

Further reading edit