Esszeug

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

essen +‎ Zeug.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛst͡sɔʏ̯k/, [ˈʔɛs.t͡sɔʏ̯k]

Noun

Esszeug n (strong, genitive Esszeuges or Esszeugs, plural Esszeuge)

  1. (Austria-Hungary, archaic) silverware, cutlery, set of instruments used to take in food

Declension
Declension of Esszeug [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Esszeug die Esszeuge
genitive eines des Esszeuges, Esszeugs der Esszeuge
dative einem dem Esszeug, Esszeuge1 den Esszeugen
accusative ein das Esszeug die Esszeuge

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: eszcájg
  • → Macedonian: есцајг (escajg)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
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