Kompliment

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French compliment.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kompliment n (strong, genitive Komplimentes or Kompliments, plural Komplimente)

  1. compliment
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Vorspiel auf dem Theater”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil‎:
      Der Worte sind genug gewechselt, / Laßt mich auch endlich Thaten sehn; / Indeß ihr Complimente drechselt, / Kann etwas nützliches geschehn.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Kompliment
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kompliment die Komplimente
genitive eines des Komplimentes, Kompliments der Komplimente
dative einem dem Kompliment, Komplimente1 den Komplimenten
accusative ein das Kompliment die Komplimente

1Now rare, see notes.

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