Pfründe

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfrüende, pfruonde, from Old High German phruonta, from (early) Medieval Latin provenda, alteration of Latin praebenda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfʁʏndə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁʏndə/ (most northern and central German speakers)
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Noun

Pfründe f (genitive Pfründe, plural Pfründen)

  1. (Christianity, historical) benefice (income attached to an ecclesiastical function)
  2. (figurative, literary) lucrative position or possession

Declension

Declension of Pfründe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pfründe die Pfründen
genitive einer der Pfründe der Pfründen
dative einer der Pfründe den Pfründen
accusative eine die Pfründe die Pfründen
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