Einheitswurst

German

Etymology

Compound of Einheit (“unity, uniformity”) +‎ -s- +‎ Wurst (“sausage”).

Noun

Einheitswurst f (genitive Einheitswurst, plural Einheitswürste)

  1. Something uniform and bland.
  2. (historical) A type of sausage made according to a uniform recipe, introduced during the First World War as part of war rationing.

Declension

Declension of Einheitswurst [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Einheitswurst die Einheitswürste
genitive einer der Einheitswurst der Einheitswürste
dative einer der Einheitswurst den Einheitswürsten
accusative eine die Einheitswurst die Einheitswürste

Descendants

  • → Dutch: eenheidsworst (calque)
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