Fremdwort

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German

Etymology

From fremd +‎ Wort.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fremdwort n (strong, genitive Fremdwortes or Fremdworts, plural Fremdwörter)

  1. (linguistics) foreignism (a loanword that stands out as foreign)
    Antonym: Erbwort
    Hypernym: Lehnwort
  2. (figuratively) alien concept
    „Benehmen“ ist für ihn ein Fremdwort, er ist stets unhöflich.
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Declension

Declension of Fremdwort
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fremdwort die Fremdwörter
genitive eines des Fremdwortes, Fremdworts der Fremdwörter
dative einem dem Fremdwort, Fremdworte1 den Fremdwörtern
accusative ein das Fremdwort die Fremdwörter

1Now rare, see notes.

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