Dingsda

German

Etymology

Univerbation of Dings +‎ da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋs.da/

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• Hyphenation: Dings‧da

Noun

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

1. (colloquial) thingy, thingamabob (something whose name one cannot recall)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings

2. (colloquial) whosit, whatshisname (a person whose name one cannot recall)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Dings

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 [sg-only, neuter // masculine // feminine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein, eine	das, der, die	Dingsda
genitive	eines, einer	des, der	Dingsda
dative	einem, einer	dem, der	Dingsda
accusative	ein, einen, eine	das, den, die	Dingsda

Further reading

• “Dingsda” in Duden online