Armutszeugnis
German
Etymology
From Armut (“poverty”) + Zeugnis (“certificate”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Armutszeugnis n (genitive Armutszeugnisses, plural Armutszeugnisse)
- (historical, law) certificate of poverty
- (figurative) grave, damning indictment; a poor show; it's sad; sign/proof of inadequacy, incompetence, moral poverty, cowardice, etc.
Declension
Further reading
- “Armutszeugnis” in Duden online