Schlusslicht

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Schluss +‎ Licht.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Schluss‧licht

Noun

Schlusslicht n (strong, genitive Schlusslichtes or Schlusslichts, plural Schlusslichter)

  1. tail-light, taillamp
    Synonyms: Rücklicht, Rückleuchte, Schlussleuchte
  2. (figurative) bottom of the pile, backmarker
    Synonym: Letzter
    Antonyms: Spitze, Spitzenreiter
    das Schlusslicht bilden ― to bring up the rear

Declension

Declension of Schlusslicht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schlusslicht die Schlusslichter
genitive eines des Schlusslichtes, Schlusslichts der Schlusslichter
dative einem dem Schlusslicht, Schlusslichte1 den Schlusslichtern
accusative ein das Schlusslicht die Schlusslichter

1Now rare, see notes.

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