Saustall

German

Etymology

Sau (“sow”) +‎ Stall (“stable”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzaʊ̯ˌʃtal/
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Noun

Saustall m (strong, genitive Saustalles or Saustalls, plural Sauställe)

pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept)
(slang) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Declension

Declension of Saustall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Saustall	die	Sauställe
genitive	eines	des	Saustalles, Saustalls	der	Sauställe
dative	einem	dem	Saustall, Saustalle¹	den	Sauställen
accusative	einen	den	Saustall	die	Sauställe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

(shelter where pigs are kept): Schweinestall, Koben (archaic, dialectal)

Further reading

“Saustall” in Duden online

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