Gewinn

See also: gewinn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gewin, from Old High German giwin, from Proto-Germanic *gawinną. See gewinnen (“to win”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvɪn/, /ɡɛˈvɪn/
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧winn
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Gewinn m (strong, genitive Gewinnes or Gewinns, plural Gewinne)

  1. profit, gain, yield
  2. winnings, prize

Declension

Declension of Gewinn [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gewinn die Gewinne
genitive eines des Gewinnes, Gewinns der Gewinne
dative einem dem Gewinn, Gewinne1 den Gewinnen
accusative einen den Gewinn die Gewinne

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

  • Erkenntnisgewinn (“gain in knowledge”)
  • Geldgewinn (“financial prize, cash winning”)
  • Hauptgewinn (“main prize, jackpot”)
  • Nebengewinn (“minor prize”)
  • Sachgewinn (“material prize”)
  • Zeitgewinn (“timer-saver”)
  • Zwischengewinn (“interim gain”)

Derived terms

Further reading

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