Verlust

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verlust, from Old High German farlust, from Proto-Germanic *fralustiz. Ultimately related to verlieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊst]
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  • Hyphenation: Ver‧lust
  • Rhymes: -ʊst

Noun

Verlust m (strong, genitive Verlustes or Verlusts, plural Verluste)

  1. loss (all senses, except defeat, for which Niederlage is used)
    Antonym: Gewinn

Declension

Declension of Verlust [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Verlust die Verluste
genitive eines des Verlustes, Verlusts der Verluste
dative einem dem Verlust, Verluste1 den Verlusten
accusative einen den Verlust die Verluste

1Now rare, see notes.

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