Euphemismus
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Euphemismus m (strong, genitive Euphemismus, plural Euphemismen)
- euphemism
- Antonyms: Dysphemismus, Kakophemismus
Declension
Declension of Euphemismus
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Euphemismus | die | Euphemismen |
| genitive | eines | des | Euphemismus | der | Euphemismen |
| dative | einem | dem | Euphemismus | den | Euphemismen |
| accusative | einen | den | Euphemismus | die | Euphemismen |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Euphemismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Euphemismus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Euphemismus” in Duden online
- “Euphemismus” in OpenThesaurus.de
Euphemismus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
