Atemzug

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaːtəmt͡suːk/
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Noun

Atemzug m (genitive Atemzugs or Atemzuges, plural Atemzüge)

  1. breath (a single act of breathing in and out)
    • 1961, Ernst Schnabel, Fremde ohne Souvenir, page 18:
      Jeder Atemzug war ein eiskalter Schluck Nichts.
      Every single breath was a frigid gulp of nothingness.

Declension
Declension of Atemzug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Atemzug die Atemzüge
genitive eines des Atemzuges,
Atemzugs		 der Atemzüge
dative einem dem Atemzug,
Atemzuge1		 den Atemzügen
accusative einen den Atemzug die Atemzüge
1Now uncommon, see notes

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