Teenager

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See also: teenager and teen-ager

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English teenager.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːnˌɛɪ̯.d͡ʒɐ/, /ˈtiː.ne.d͡ʒɐ/

Noun

Teenager m (strong, genitive Teenagers, plural Teenager)

  1. teenager (person between 13 and 19 years of age)
    Synonym: Jugendlicher
Declension
Declension of Teenager
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teenager die Teenager
genitive eines des Teenagers der Teenager
dative einem dem Teenager den Teenagern
accusative einen den Teenager die Teenager
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Tee (“tea”) +‎ Nager (“nibbler; rodent”)

Pronunciation

Noun

Teenager m (strong, genitive Teenagers, plural Teenager)

  1. (humorous) a person or animal that nibbles tea (the word has no real-life referent, but sees some usage as a pun on etymology 1)
Declension
Declension of Teenager
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Teenager die Teenager
genitive eines des Teenagers der Teenager
dative einem dem Teenager den Teenagern
accusative einen den Teenager die Teenager

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