Altneubau

German

Etymology

alt (“old”) +‎ Neubau (“new building”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaltnɔɪ̯baʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: Alt‧neu‧bau

• Audio:

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Noun

Altneubau m (strong, genitive Altneubaues or Altneubaus, plural Altneubauten)

1. (East Germany) new buildings built in the 1950s and 60s, now old

Declension

Declension of Altneubau [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Altneubau	die	Altneubauten
genitive	eines	des	Altneubaues, Altneubaus	der	Altneubauten
dative	einem	dem	Altneubau, Altneubaue1	den	Altneubauten
accusative	einen	den	Altneubau	die	Altneubauten

¹Now rare, see notes.