Benz

See also: benz-

English

Etymology

German Benz

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛnz/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnz

Proper noun

Benz (plural Benzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Translations

Noun

Benz (plural Benzes)

  1. (automotive, informal) Short for Mercedes-Benz.
    Synonyms: Merc, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz
    • 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 110:
      It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk.

Chinese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Benz

  1. (Cantonese, Teochew) Mercedes-Benz (brand and car)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 奔馳 (“Mercedes-Benz”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 奔馳 Mainland China
Mandarin Taiwan 賓士
Singapore 賓士
Cantonese Hong Kong 平治 formal, Benz

German
Distribution of Benzes in Germany

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛnts/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Benz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Benz' or (with an article) Benz, feminine genitive Benz, plural Benz or Benzes or Benzens)

  1. a surname

Descendants
  • English: Benz

Noun

Benz m (strong, genitive Benzes, plural Benze)

  1. (automotive, informal) Short for Mercedes-Benz; a Merc.
    Synonym: Mercedes
    • 2017, “Das Feeling ist sensational”, in Flash, performed by Fünf Sterne deluxe:
      Sonne geht unter, Herzschlag geht hoch / Steig in mein' Benz, fahr endlich los
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of Benz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Benz die Benze
genitive eines des Benzes der Benze
dative einem dem Benz, Benze1 den Benzen
accusative einen den Benz die Benze

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Benz” in Duden online
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