Countdown

See also: countdown, count-down, and count down

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English countdown, from count +‎ down.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaʊ̯ntˌdaʊ̯n]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Count‧down

Noun

Countdown m (strong, genitive Countdowns, plural Countdowns)

  1. A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event
    • 1982, Peter Schilling, “Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)”, in Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) [All Versions]:
      Der Countdown läuft
      The countdown starts

Declension

Declension of Countdown [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Countdown die Countdowns
genitive eines des Countdowns der Countdowns
dative einem dem Countdown den Countdowns
accusative einen den Countdown die Countdowns

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