Noun
das Thing
Pronunciation: /tɪŋ/
Thing (historic Germanic council)
C1
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plural Thinge
Meanings
Noun
- Thing (historic Germanic council)
Example sentence
Beim Thing entschieden die freien Männer über Streitfälle.
At the Thing the free men decided on disputes.
Word forms
singular
das Thing
plural
die Thinge
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Thing
Accusativedas Thing
Dativedem Thing
Genitivedes Things
Plural
Nominativedie Thinge
Accusativedie Thinge
Dativeden Thingen
Genitiveder Thinge
Usage
- das Thing — a historical Germanic assembly or council; neuter noun
- Thing / Ding — the historical council term / the ordinary German word for a thing
Der historische Roman beschreibt ein Thing unter freiem Himmel.
The historical novel describes a Thing assembly in the open air.