Schweigegeld

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German

Etymology

schweigen (“to be silent”) +‎ Geld (“money”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəˌɡɛlt/
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  • Hyphenation: Schwei‧ge‧geld

Noun

Schweigegeld n (strong, genitive Schweigegeldes or Schweigegelds, plural Schweigegelder)

  1. hush money

Declension

Declension of Schweigegeld
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schweigegeld die Schweigegelder
genitive eines des Schweigegeldes, Schweigegelds der Schweigegelder
dative einem dem Schweigegeld, Schweigegelde1 den Schweigegeldern
accusative ein das Schweigegeld die Schweigegelder

1Now rare, see notes.

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