Esszeug

German

Alternative forms

Eßzeug

Etymology

essen +‎ Zeug.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛst͡sɔʏ̯k/, [ˈʔɛs.t͡sɔʏ̯k]

Noun

Esszeug n (genitive Esszeugs or Esszeuges, plural Esszeuge) (Austria-Hungary, archaic)

silverware, cutlery, set of instruments used to take in food

Declension

Declension of Esszeug

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Esszeug	die	Esszeuge
genitive	eines	des	Esszeuges, Esszeugs	der	Esszeuge
dative	einem	dem	Esszeug, Esszeuge¹	den	Esszeugen
accusative	ein	das	Esszeug	die	Esszeuge

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Descendants

→ Hungarian: eszcájg
→ Macedonian: ecцајг (eccajg)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: е̏сцајг
- Latin: ȅscajg

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