Geisterdorf

German

Etymology

From Geist (“ghost”) +‎ -er- +‎ Dorf (“village”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌdɔʁf], [-ˌdɔɐ̯f]
  • Hyphenation: Geis‧ter‧dorf
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Noun

Geisterdorf n (strong, genitive Geisterdorfs or Geisterdorfes, plural Geisterdörfer)

  1. ghost village

Declension
Declension of Geisterdorf [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Geisterdorf die Geisterdörfer
genitive eines des Geisterdorfs, Geisterdorfes der Geisterdörfer
dative einem dem Geisterdorf, Geisterdorfe1 den Geisterdörfern
accusative ein das Geisterdorf die Geisterdörfer

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms
  • Geistersiedlung

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