Müßiggang
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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Müßiggang m (strong, genitive Müßigganges or Müßiggangs, no plural)
- idleness
- 1995, Christian Kracht, “Sieben”, in Faserland, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, published 2020, →ISBN:
- Es gibt einfach keinen vernünftigen Grund, in Dritt-Welt-Länder zu fliegen, außer man geht einer Beschäftigung nach, die es eigentlich gar nicht mehr gibt: dem Müßiggang.
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Declension
Declension of Müßiggang
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Müßiggang |
| genitive | eines | des | Müßigganges, Müßiggangs |
| dative | einem | dem | Müßiggang, Müßiggange1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Müßiggang |
1Now rare, see notes.