Bonze
See also: bonze
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French bonze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔntsə/
Audio (file)
Noun
Bonze m (genitive Bonzen, plural Bonzen)
- bonze (Buddhist priest in Japan)
- (derogatory) self-interested dignitary
- (derogatory) capitalist; leading figure of the propertied class
- (derogatory, informal) rich person
Declension
Declension of Bonze
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Bonze | die | Bonzen |
genitive | eines | des | Bonzen | der | Bonzen |
dative | einem | dem | Bonzen | den | Bonzen |
accusative | einen | den | Bonzen | die | Bonzen |
See also
- Manager
Further reading
- Bonze in Duden online