Dioskuren
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διόσκουροι (Dióskouroi, “sons of Zeus”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Dioskuren pl (proper noun, plural only)
- (Greek mythology) Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux)
- (by extension) pair of inseparable friends
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 363:
- „Hallo!“ sagte er. „Das sind ja unsere Dioskuren! Castorp und Pollux … Bitte, Wehelaute zu unterdrücken!
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Declension
Declension of Dioskuren [pl-only]
| plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| def. | noun | |
| nominative | die | Dioskuren |
| genitive | der | Dioskuren |
| dative | den | Dioskuren |
| accusative | die | Dioskuren |
Further reading
- “Dioskuren” in Duden online
- “Dioskuren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Dioskuren on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de