Dingsbums

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋsbʊms/
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Noun

Dingsbums n or m or f (strong, genitive Dingsbums, plural Dingsbumse)

  1. (colloquial) thingy, thingie, thingamajig, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings
  2. (colloquial) whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings

Usage notes
  • Dingsbums is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension
Declension of Dingsbums [neuter // masculine // feminine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine das, der, die Dingsbums die Dingsbumse
genitive eines, einer des, der Dingsbums der Dingsbumse
dative einem, einer dem, der Dingsbums den Dingsbumsen
accusative ein, einen, eine das, den, die Dingsbums die Dingsbumse

Descendants
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dingseboms

Further reading
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