Grünin
German
Etymology
From Grüner (“member of a Green party”) + -in (“female suffix”). The formation is ungrammatical because -in cannot be added to nominalised adjectives. It is used to ridicule the party’s perceived obsession with gender-neutral language. Compare similar formations like Menschin (“female human being”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁyːnɪn/
Noun
Grünin f (genitive Grünin, plural Grüninnen)
- (politics, derogatory) a member of a Green party, usually female
- Die Grünen und Grüninnen haben mal wieder was gefunden, was sie verbieten wollen.
- The Greens have come up with yet another thing they want to ban.
Declension
Declension of Grünin
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Grünin | die | Grüninnen |
| genitive | einer | der | Grünin | der | Grüninnen |
| dative | einer | der | Grünin | den | Grüninnen |
| accusative | eine | die | Grünin | die | Grüninnen |