Dingsda

German

Etymology

Univerbation of Dings +‎ da.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋs.da/
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  • Hyphenation: Dings‧da

Noun

Dingsda n or m or f (strong, genitive Dingsda, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) thingy, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings
  2. (colloquial) whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings

Usage notes

  • Dingsda is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension

Declension of Dingsda [sg-only, neuter // masculine // feminine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, der, die Dingsda
genitive eines, einer des, der Dingsda
dative einem, einer dem, der Dingsda
accusative ein, einen, eine das, den, die Dingsda

Further reading

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