Grünin

German

Etymology

From Grüner (“member of a Green party”) +‎ -in (“female suffix”). The formation is ungrammatical because -in cannot be added to nominalised adjectives. It is used to ridicule the party’s perceived obsession with gender-neutral language. Compare similar formations like Menschin (“female human being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁyːnɪn/

Noun

Grünin f (genitive Grünin, plural Grüninnen)

1. (politics, derogatory) a member of a Green party, usually female

   Die Grünen und Grüninnen haben mal wieder was gefunden, was sie verbieten wollen.

   The Greens have come up with yet another thing they want to ban.

Declension

Declension of Grünin [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Grünin	die	Grüninnen
genitive	einer	der	Grünin	der	Grüninnen
dative	einer	der	Grünin	den	Grüninnen
accusative	eine	die	Grünin	die	Grüninnen