Dutzend

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German tozen via tutzet, dutzet. Derived from Old French dozaine (today douzaine), from doze, from Latin duodecim. Not related to Dutch duizend (“thousand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊtsn̩t/, /ˈdʊtsənt/
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Noun

Dutzend n (strong, genitive Dutzends, plural Dutzende)

  1. dozen
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 32/2010, page 102:
      Das Buch wurde in mehr als ein Dutzend Sprachen übersetzt und verkaufte sich millionenfach.
      The book was translated into more than a dozen languages and sold more than a million copies.

Declension

Declension of Dutzend
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dutzend die Dutzende
genitive eines des Dutzends der Dutzende
dative einem dem Dutzend den Dutzenden
accusative ein das Dutzend die Dutzende

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