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Zögling

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German

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡søːklɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Zög‧ling
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Noun

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Zögling m (strong, genitive Zöglings, plural Zöglinge)

  1. pupil
  2. a child being raised or cared for, a ward
    • 2020 April 3, Geri Schnell, Das Team: Formel 1 hautnah erzählt, neobooks, →ISBN:
      Wenn die Anekdoten nur zur Hälfte stimmen, dann würden die Eltern ihre Zöglinge sofort nach Hause zurückrufen.
      If the anecdotes were even half true, the parents would immediately call their children back home.

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Zögling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zögling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Zögling” in Duden online