Geschenk

See also: geschenk

German

ein Geschenk

Etymology

From Middle High German geschenke, equivalent to ge- +‎ schenken.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃɛŋk/
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Hyphenation: Ge‧schenk

Noun

Geschenk n (strong, genitive Geschenkes or Geschenks, plural Geschenke)

present, gift

Declension

Declension of Geschenk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geschenk	die	Geschenke
genitive	eines	des	Geschenkes, Geschenks	der	Geschenke
dative	einem	dem	Geschenk, Geschenke¹	den	Geschenken
accusative	ein	das	Geschenk	die	Geschenke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Abschiedsgeschenk (“parting gift”)
Geburtstagsgeschenk (“birthday present”)
Weihnachtsgeschenk (“Christmas present”)

Descendants

→ Silesian: gyszynk

Further reading

“Geschenk” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Geschenk” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Geschenk” in Duden online
Geschenk on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəʃˈæŋk/

Noun

Geschenk n (plural Geschenker)

present, gift

Related terms

schenken

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