Elegant

See also: elegant

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French élégant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleˈɡɑ̃ː/

Noun

Elegant m (strong, genitive Elegants, plural Elegants)

  1. (higher register, often derogatory) dandy
    • 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern […] [The World of Yesterday]‎[1]:
      […] junge Elegants waren stolz, von demselben Schneider gekleidet zu sein.
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Declension

Declension of Elegant [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Elegant die Elegants
genitive eines des Elegants der Elegants
dative einem dem Elegant den Elegants
accusative einen den Elegant die Elegants

Further reading

  • “Elegant” in Duden online
  • “Elegant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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