Schmiergeld
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Schmier‧geld
Noun
Schmiergeld n (strong, genitive Schmiergeldes or Schmiergelds, plural Schmiergelder)
- lubrication payment, bribe
- Synonyms: Bakschisch, Bestechungsgeld
Declension
Declension of Schmiergeld [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Schmiergeld | die | Schmiergelder |
| genitive | eines | des | Schmiergeldes, Schmiergelds | der | Schmiergelder |
| dative | einem | dem | Schmiergeld, Schmiergelde1 | den | Schmiergeldern |
| accusative | ein | das | Schmiergeld | die | Schmiergelder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
- “Schmiergeld” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schmiergeld” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schmiergeld” in Duden online
- “Schmiergeld” in OpenThesaurus.de
Schmiergeld on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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