Tunichtgut

German

Etymology

Univerbation of tu nicht gut, literally “don't do well”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtuːniçtɡuːt]
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  • Hyphenation: Tu‧nicht‧gut

Noun

Tunichtgut m (strong, genitive Tunichtguts or Tunichtgutes or Tunichtgut, plural Tunichtgute)

  1. ne'er-do-well

Declension

Declension of Tunichtgut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tunichtgut die Tunichtgute
genitive eines des Tunichtguts, Tunichtgutes, Tunichtgut der Tunichtgute
dative einem dem Tunichtgut, Tunichtgute1 den Tunichtguten
accusative einen den Tunichtgut die Tunichtgute

1Now rare, see notes.

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