Bonze

See also: bonze

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔntsə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Bonze m (weak, genitive Bonzen, plural Bonzen)

1. bonze (Buddhist priest in Japan)
2. (derogatory) self-interested dignitary
3. (derogatory) capitalist, fat cat; leading figure of the propertied class
4. (derogatory, informal) rich person; bigwig

Declension

Declension of Bonze [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	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
• “Bonze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache