Getto

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See also: getto, gettó, gettò, gettō, and get to

German

Alternative forms

Ghetto

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ghetto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Getto n (strong, genitive Gettos, plural Gettos or Getti)

ghetto
- 1896, Theodor Herzl, Der Judenstaat‎:
  Die Vorgänge in Ländern, die noch gar nicht entdeckt waren, als Europa die Juden in Ghetti sperrte, sind uns in der nächsten Stunde bekannt.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

The plural form Getti / Ghetti is now uncommon.

Declension

Declension of Getto

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Getto	die	Gettos, Getti
genitive	eines	des	Gettos	der	Gettos, Getti
dative	einem	dem	Getto	den	Gettos, Getti
accusative	ein	das	Getto	die	Gettos, Getti

Derived terms

Gettofaust

Further reading

“Getto” in Duden online

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