Auslaufmodell

German

Etymology

From auslaufen (“to expire, be discontinued”) +‎ Modell (“model”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯slaʊ̯fmoˌdɛl/

Noun

Auslaufmodell n (strong, genitive Auslaufmodells or Auslaufmodelles, plural Auslaufmodelle)

  1. (economics) something phased out or discontinued; a model of some merchandise which is still sold, but whose production has been (or will soon be) stopped
  2. (figurative) a thing of the past, something unlikely to be around for long

Declension

Declension of Auslaufmodell [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Auslaufmodell die Auslaufmodelle
genitive eines des Auslaufmodells, Auslaufmodelles der Auslaufmodelle
dative einem dem Auslaufmodell, Auslaufmodelle1 den Auslaufmodellen
accusative ein das Auslaufmodell die Auslaufmodelle

1Now rare, see notes.

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