Dingsda

German

Etymology

From Dings +‎ da.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋs.da/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Dings‧da

Noun

Dingsda n or m or f (genitive Dingsda, no plural)

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

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

Declension
Declension of Dingsda (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Dingsda
genitive eines des Dingsda
dative einem dem Dingsda
accusative ein das Dingsda
Declension of Dingsda (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Dingsda
genitive eines des Dingsda
dative einem dem Dingsda
accusative einen den Dingsda
Declension of Dingsda (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Dingsda
genitive einer der Dingsda
dative einer der Dingsda
accusative eine die Dingsda

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Further reading
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