Bestechungsgeld
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Bestechung (“bribery”) + -s- + Geld (“money”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Be‧ste‧chungs‧geld
Noun
[edit]Bestechungsgeld n (strong, genitive Bestechungsgeldes, plural Bestechungsgelder)
- bribe
- Synonyms: Bakschisch, Schmiergeld
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bestechungsgeld [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Bestechungsgeld | die | Bestechungsgelder |
| genitive | eines | des | Bestechungsgeldes | der | Bestechungsgelder |
| dative | einem | dem | Bestechungsgeld, Bestechungsgelde1 | den | Bestechungsgeldern |
| accusative | ein | das | Bestechungsgeld | die | Bestechungsgelder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Bestechungsgeld” in Duden online