Genussmittel

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Genuss (“pleasure, enjoyment”) +‎ Mittel (“means, resource, substance”). Compare Dutch genotsmiddel (“recreational drug”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnʊsˌmɪtl̩/
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Noun

Genussmittel n (strong, genitive Genussmittels, plural Genussmittel)

  1. a foodstuff or beverage consumed mainly for enjoyment, such as alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spices, usually also including tobacco and comparable non-mind-altering substances for smoking, chewing, etc.
    Antonyms: Arzneimittel, Betäubungsmittel, Nahrungsmittel

Declension
Declension of Genussmittel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Genussmittel die Genussmittel
genitive eines des Genussmittels der Genussmittel
dative einem dem Genussmittel den Genussmitteln
accusative ein das Genussmittel die Genussmittel

Hypernyms
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