Asylant

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the 1960s, Asyl (“asylum”) +‎ -ant (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /azyˈlant/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Asy‧lant
  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun[edit]

Asylant m (weak, genitive Asylanten, plural Asylanten, feminine Asylantin)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) asylum seeker (a person seeking (political) asylum of male or unspecified sex)
    Synonym: Asylbewerber

Declension[edit]

Declension of Asylant [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Asylant die Asylanten
genitive eines des Asylanten der Asylanten
dative einem dem Asylanten den Asylanten
accusative einen den Asylanten die Asylanten

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Asylant” in Duden online
  • “Asylant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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