Typ

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See also: typ, TYP, and тур

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin typus (“figure, pattern”). Compare French type (“guy, bloke”), and Spanish tipo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tyːp]
  • audio:(file)

Noun

Typ m (genitive Typs, plural Typen)

  1. type
    Von diesem Typ Kaffeemaschine haben wir keine mehr auf Lager.

Declension

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Noun

Typ m (genitive Typs or Typen, plural Typen)

  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.

Declension

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See also

Further reading

  • “Typ” in Duden online
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