Wüstenei

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wüestenīe, from Old High German wuostin.[1] Analyzable as wüst +‎ -ei. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vyːstəˈnaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Wüs‧te‧nei
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Noun

Wüstenei f (genitive Wüstenei, plural Wüsteneien)

  1. wasteland

Declension
Declension of Wüstenei [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wüstenei die Wüsteneien
genitive einer der Wüstenei der Wüsteneien
dative einer der Wüstenei den Wüsteneien
accusative eine die Wüstenei die Wüsteneien

References
  1. „Wüstenei“, in: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (1993).

Further reading
  • “Wüstenei” in Duden online
  • “Wüstenei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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