Zögling

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡søːklɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Zög‧ling
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Noun

Zögling m (strong, genitive Zöglings, plural Zöglinge)

  1. pupil
  2. a child being raised or cared for, a ward
    • 2020 April 3, Geri Schnell, Das Team: Formel 1 hautnah erzählt, neobooks, →ISBN:
      Wenn die Anekdoten nur zur Hälfte stimmen, dann würden die Eltern ihre Zöglinge sofort nach Hause zurückrufen.
      If the anecdotes were even half true, the parents would immediately call their children back home.

Declension

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

Further reading

  • “Zögling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zögling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zögling” in Duden online
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