Ehrengast

German

Etymology

Ehre (“honour”) +‎ -n- +‎ Gast (“guest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʁənˌɡast/
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  • Hyphenation: Eh‧ren‧gast

Noun

Ehrengast m (genitive Ehrengastes or Ehrengasts, plural Ehrengäste)

  1. guest of honour

Declension
Declension of Ehrengast
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ehrengast die Ehrengäste
genitive eines des Ehrengastes,
Ehrengasts		 der Ehrengäste
dative einem dem Ehrengast,
Ehrengaste1		 den Ehrengästen
accusative einen den Ehrengast die Ehrengäste
1Now uncommon, see notes

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