Niemandsland

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: niemandsland

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From niemand (nobody) +‎ -s- +‎ Land (land).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

Niemandsland n (strong, genitive Niemandslandes or Niemandslands, no plural)

  1. no man's land
    • 1924, Kurt Tucholsky, Vor Verdun, in: Die Weltbühne, volume 20, no. 32, Verlag der Weltbühne, page 219:
      Hier war das Niemandsland: drüben auf der Höhe lagen die Deutschen, hüben die Franzosen – dies war unbesetzt.
      Here was the no man's land, over there on the height were the Germans, over here the French – this was unoccupied.

Declension

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]