Spirituose

German

Etymology

Back-formed from the plural Spirituosen which was borrowed from Medieval Latin spīrituōsa (“spirits”), substantivized neuter plural of spīrituōsus, from spīritus. The shift from neuter to feminine gender occurred because the morph -en is characteristic for feminine plural rather than neuter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃpiʁituˈoːzə/
  • Hyphenation: Spi‧ri‧tu‧o‧se
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Noun

Spirituose f (genitive Spirituose, plural Spirituosen)

  1. spirit (alcoholic beverage)

Declension

Declension of Spirituose [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Spirituose die Spirituosen
genitive einer der Spirituose der Spirituosen
dative einer der Spirituose den Spirituosen
accusative eine die Spirituose die Spirituosen

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