Schnüffelstaat

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German

Etymology

Compound of schnüffeln (“to snoop, to sniff out”) +‎ Staat (“state”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schnüffelstaat m (mixed, genitive Schnüffelstaates or Schnüffelstaats, plural Schnüffelstaaten)

  1. (colloquial) surveillance state

Declension

Declension of Schnüffelstaat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schnüffelstaat die Schnüffelstaaten
genitive eines des Schnüffelstaates, Schnüffelstaats der Schnüffelstaaten
dative einem dem Schnüffelstaat, Schnüffelstaate1 den Schnüffelstaaten
accusative einen den Schnüffelstaat die Schnüffelstaaten

1Now rare, see notes.

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