Nullaussage

German

Etymology

From null (“nil, zero”) +‎ Aussage (“statement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʊlˌaʊ̯szaːɡə/

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• Hyphenation: Null‧aus‧sa‧ge

Noun

Nullaussage f (genitive Nullaussage, plural Nullaussagen)

1. (informal) A meaningless and insubstantial statement; one which, though it may not be incorrect as such, has no actual point or wisdom; a banality.

   Zu sagen: „Alles bedingt sich gegenseitig“, ist eine völlige Nullaussage.

   To say that “everything is interdependent” is an absolutely meaningless statement.

Declension

Declension of Nullaussage [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nullaussage	die	Nullaussagen
genitive	einer	der	Nullaussage	der	Nullaussagen
dative	einer	der	Nullaussage	den	Nullaussagen
accusative	eine	die	Nullaussage	die	Nullaussagen

References

• “Nullaussage” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Nullaussage” in Duden online