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
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