Zaungast

German

Etymology

Zaun (“fence”) +‎ Gast (“guest”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌɡast/
  • Hyphenation: Zaun‧gast
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Zaungast m (strong, genitive Zaungasts or Zaungastes, plural Zaungäste)

  1. (colloquial) onlooker

Declension

Declension of Zaungast [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zaungast die Zaungäste
genitive eines des Zaungasts, Zaungastes der Zaungäste
dative einem dem Zaungast, Zaungaste1 den Zaungästen
accusative einen den Zaungast die Zaungäste

1Now rare, see notes.

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