Unterling

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German

Etymology

unter +‎ -ling: Calque of English underling

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊntɐlɪŋ/
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Noun

Unterling m (strong, genitive Unterlings, plural Unterlinge)

  1. (uncommon) underling
    • 2022 March 10, Ute Scheub, “Putins Krieg als Propagandaschlacht: Freiheitsenergien”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die jetzigen Bilder aus Moskau und Kiew sprechen für sich: Hier Putin am überlangen Tisch, mit größtmöglicher Distanz zu seinen Unterlingen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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