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German
Etymology
um + sonst, compare Danish omsonst.
Pronunciation
Adverb
umsonst
- free of charge, gratis
- Synonyms: gratis, kostenlos, kostenfrei
- in vain, without success
- Synonyms: vergebens, vergeblich, erfolglos
- for nothing; for the sake of doing it (without expecting reply)
See also
Further reading
- “umsonst” in Duden online
- “umsonst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
From um + sonst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umˈsɔnʃt/
- Rhymes: -ɔnʃt
- Hyphenation: um‧sonst
Adverb
umsonst
- free, free of charge, gratis
- Das ist umsonst. ― This is free.
- in vain
- Was-mer gemach hon waar umsonst. ― What we did was in vain.
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