Dioskuren

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “sons of Zeus”).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Dioskuren pl (proper noun, plural only)

  1. (Greek mythology) Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)
  2. (by extension) pair of inseparable friends
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 363:
      „Hallo!“ sagte er. „Das sind ja unsere Dioskuren! Castorp und Pollux … Bitte, Wehelaute zu unterdrücken!
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Declension
Declension of Dioskuren [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Dioskuren
genitive der Dioskuren
dative den Dioskuren
accusative die Dioskuren

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