Geisterschiff

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German

Etymology

Geister (“ghosts”) +‎ Schiff (“ship”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃɪf/
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Noun

Geisterschiff n (strong, genitive Geisterschiffes or Geisterschiffs, plural Geisterschiffe)

  1. ghost ship

Declension

Declension of Geisterschiff
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geisterschiff die Geisterschiffe
genitive eines des Geisterschiffes, Geisterschiffs der Geisterschiffe
dative einem dem Geisterschiff, Geisterschiffe1 den Geisterschiffen
accusative ein das Geisterschiff die Geisterschiffe

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Geisterschiff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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