Niemandsland

See also: niemandsland

German

Etymology

From niemand (“nobody”) +‎ -s- +‎ Land (“land”).

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Noun

Niemandsland n (strong, genitive Niemandslandes or Niemandslands, no plural)

  1. no man's land
    • 1924, Kurt Tucholsky, Vor Verdun, in: Die Weltbühne, volume 20, no. 32, Verlag der Weltbühne, page 219:
      Hier war das Niemandsland: drüben auf der Höhe lagen die Deutschen, hüben die Franzosen – dies war unbesetzt.
      Here was the no man's land, over there on the height were the Germans, over here the French – this was unoccupied.

Declension
Declension of Niemandsland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Niemandsland
genitive eines des Niemandslandes, Niemandslands
dative einem dem Niemandsland, Niemandslande1
accusative ein das Niemandsland

1Now rare, see notes.

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