Garaus

German

Etymology

Substantivized form of gar aus (“totally finished”, literally “completely out”). Compare English carouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaːɐ̯ʔaʊ̯s]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Garaus m (strong, genitive Garaus, plural Garaus)

1. (archaic) very end
2. (archaic, by extension) downfall

   Synonym: Untergang

Usage notes

Fossil word, only used in certain set phrases: jemandem den Garaus machen (“to do someone in, to kill”).

Declension

Declension of Garaus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Garaus	die	Garaus
genitive	eines	des	Garaus	der	Garaus
dative	einem	dem	Garaus	den	Garaus
accusative	einen	den	Garaus	die	Garaus

Derived terms

• den Garaus machen

Further reading

• Garaus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de