"Zeitzeuge" meaning in German

See Zeitzeuge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə/ Audio: De-Zeitzeuge.ogg
Etymology: Zeit (“time”) + Zeuge (“witness”), popularized in the 1970s. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Zeit|Zeuge|t1=time|t2=witness}} Zeit (“time”) + Zeuge (“witness”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Zeitzeuge m (weak, genitive Zeitzeugen, plural Zeitzeugen, feminine Zeitzeugin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Zeitzeugen [genitive], Zeitzeugen [plural], Zeitzeugin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Zeitzeuge [nominative, singular], Zeitzeugen [definite, nominative, plural], Zeitzeugen [genitive, singular], Zeitzeugen [definite, genitive, plural], Zeitzeugen [dative, singular], Zeitzeugen [dative, definite, plural], Zeitzeugen [accusative, singular], Zeitzeugen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (partly history) contemporary witness Wikipedia link: de:Zeitzeuge Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): History, Time Related terms: Zeitzeugenschaft, Zeitzeugnis
    Sense id: en-Zeitzeuge-de-noun-uL~cYAhP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Zeitzeuge meaning in German (3.2kB)

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