Zoni

See also: zoni

German

Etymology

Zone (“zone”) +‎ -i. Zone is short for Sowjetische Besatzungszone (“Soviet occupation zone”), the common West German name for the GDR before 1970 (and a colloquial name after it).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsoːni/

Noun

Zoni m (strong, genitive Zonis, plural Zonis)

  1. (historical, informal) a citizen of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Declension

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

See also

Latin

Proper noun

Zoni m

  1. genitive singular of Zonus
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