Typ

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See also: TYP, typ, and тур

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin typus (figure, pattern), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, type; impression). Compare French type (guy, bloke), and Spanish tipo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tyːp]
  • audio:(file)

Noun

Typ m (mixed, genitive Typs, plural Typen)

  1. type
    Von diesem Typ Kaffeemaschine haben wir keine mehr auf Lager.
    We don't have any more of this type of coffeemaker in stock.

Declension

Noun

Typ m (mixed or weak, genitive Typs or Typen, plural Typen, feminine Typin)

  1. (colloquial) guy; bloke
    Siehst du den komischen Typ da drüben?
    Do you see that strange bloke over there?
    Der ist echt ’n toller Typ!
    He’s really a great guy!

Usage notes

  • In this sense, the noun sometimes has weak singular declension (des Typen, etc.), contrarily to the general colloquial tendency to drop weak endings.
  • As a female equivalent, Tante (aunt) is used in a general sense of 'woman'.

Declension

See also

Further reading

  • Typ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Typ” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Typ” in Duden online
  • Typ” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Typ on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de