Puste
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]German Low German, related to pusten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Puste f (genitive Puste, no plural)
- (colloquial) breath
- außer Puste sein ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- jemandem geht die Puste aus ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1929, Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 198:
- Schimpfte er auf der Treppe zu Franz: «Vor die Jungen mußte dir vorsehen. Die bearbeiten dir so lange, biste keine Puste mehr hast und zu allem ja sagst.»
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Puste [sg-only, feminine]
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