Lebtag

German

Etymology

leben +‎ Tag

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleːpˌtaːk]
  • Hyphenation: Leb‧tag
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Noun

Lebtag m (strong, genitive Lebtages or Lebtags, plural Lebtage)

  1. (dated, adverbial, with a possessive) (all the) days of (someone's) life; (for someone's) entire life
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 7, in Buddenbrooks […] ‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, part 8, page 491:
      Du darfst stumm und dumm vor dich hinbrüten dein Lebtag!
      You can sit there dumb and silly all the rest of your life!

Declension

Declension of Lebtag [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lebtag die Lebtage
genitive eines des Lebtages, Lebtags der Lebtage
dative einem dem Lebtag, Lebtage1 den Lebtagen
accusative einen den Lebtag die Lebtage

1Now rare, see notes.

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