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Hungersnot

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German

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Etymology

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Hunger (hunger) +‎ Not (hardship)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋɐsˌnoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: Hun‧gers‧not

Noun

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Hungersnot f (genitive Hungersnot, plural Hungersnöte)

  1. famine
    • 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, Kings I 7:50:
      Und alle Welt kam nach Ägypten, um bei Joseph Korn zu kaufen; denn es herrschte große Hungersnot auf der ganzen Erde.
      And the whole world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, for there was a great famine over the entire Earth.

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