Benz

Benz

See also: benz-

English

Etymology

German Benz

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnz/
• Rhymes: -ɛnz

Proper noun

Benz (plural Benzes)

1. A surname from German.

Translations

surname

German: Benz

Noun

Benz (plural Benzes)

1. (automotive, informal) Short for Mercedes-Benz.

   Synonyms: Merc, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz

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Chinese

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ben¹ si²
• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): bêng⁵ si⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ben¹ si²
    • Yale: colloquial sounds not defined
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ben¹ si²
    • Guangdong Romanization: colloquial sounds not defined
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛːn⁵⁵ siː³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bêng⁵ si⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pêng sĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

Proper noun

Benz

1. (Cantonese, Teochew) Mercedes-Benz (brand and car)

Synonyms

• 奔馳／奔驰 (bēnchí)

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnts/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Benz m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Benz' or (with an article) Benz, feminine genitive Benz, plural Benz or Benzes or Benzens)

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Benz

Noun

Benz m (strong, genitive Benzes, plural Benze)

1. (automotive, informal) Short for Mercedes-Benz; a Merc.

   Synonym: Mercedes

   • 2017, “Das Feeling ist sensational”, in Flash, performed by Fünf Sterne deluxe:

     Sonne geht unter, Herzschlag geht hoch / Steig in mein' Benz, fahr endlich los

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of Benz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Benz	die	Benze
genitive	eines	des	Benzes	der	Benze
dative	einem	dem	Benz, Benze1	den	Benzen
accusative	einen	den	Benz	die	Benze

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Further reading

• “Benz” in Duden online