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German
Etymology
Derived from the verb herunterkommen
Pronunciation
Participle
heruntergekommen
- past participle of herunterkommen
Adjective
heruntergekommen (strong nominative masculine singular heruntergekommener, comparative heruntergekommener, superlative am heruntergekommensten)
- decayed, dilapidated, run-down
- Synonyms: verfallen, baufällig
- ein heruntergekommenes Gebäude ― a dilapidated building
- ein heruntergekommenes Hotel ― a run-down hotel
1899, Friedrich Naumann, Asia, Berlin: Reimer, published 1913, page 14:Es sind große Kinder, die in den Kaffeehäusern sitzen, oft überraschend jugendlich im Aussehen trotz vorgeschrittenen Alters, die jetzigen Stiefkinder Europas, ein armes Volk, gleichsam heruntergekommener Adel.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
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