Fäulnis

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German fūlnis, vūlnis, fūlnisse, vūlnisse, from Old High German fūlnussī, from Proto-West Germanic *fūlnassī. Equivalent to Faul +‎ -nis. Compare English foulness and Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

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Noun

Fäulnis f (genitive Fäulnis, plural Fäulnisse)

  1. rot
  2. (dentistry) decay
  3. (figurative) decadence

Declension

Declension of Fäulnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fäulnis die Fäulnisse
genitive einer der Fäulnis der Fäulnisse
dative einer der Fäulnis den Fäulnissen
accusative eine die Fäulnis die Fäulnisse

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Further reading

  • “Fäulnis” in Duden online
  • “Fäulnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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