Grünbuch

German

Etymology

From grün +‎ Buch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁyːnˌbuːx/
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  • Hyphenation: Grün‧buch

Noun

Grünbuch n (strong, genitive Grünbuches or Grünbuchs, plural Grünbücher)

  1. (law) green paper (tentative government report of a proposal without any commitment to action, being the first step in changing the law)

Declension
Declension of Grünbuch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Grünbuch die Grünbücher
genitive eines des Grünbuches, Grünbuchs der Grünbücher
dative einem dem Grünbuch, Grünbuche1 den Grünbüchern
accusative ein das Grünbuch die Grünbücher

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Grünbuch” in Duden online
  • “Grünbuch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Grünbuch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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