Minderzahl

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German

Etymology

minder +‎ Zahl

Pronunciation

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Noun

Minderzahl f (genitive Minderzahl, no plural)

  1. minority, inferior number(s)
    Synonyms: Unterzahl, Minderheit
    Antonyms: Mehrzahl, Mehrheit
    der Feind ist in der Minderzahl
    the enemy is in the minority (the enemy is outnumbered)
    Wir haben verloren, weil wir in der zweiten Halbzeit in der Minderzahl waren.
    We lost because we were outnumbered in the second half.

Declension

Declension of Minderzahl
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Minderzahl
genitive einer der Minderzahl
dative einer der Minderzahl
accusative eine die Minderzahl

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