Namensvetter

German

Etymology

Name (“name”) +‎ -ns- +‎ Vetter (“cousin”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːmənsˌfɛtɐ/
• Hyphenation: Na‧mens‧vet‧ter

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Noun

Namensvetter m (mixed, genitive Namensvetters, plural Namensvettern, feminine Namensvetterin)

1. namesake (person having the same name as another; male or unspecified sex)

   Synonym: Namenscousin (unusual)

Declension

Declension of Namensvetter [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Namensvetter	die	Namensvettern
genitive	eines	des	Namensvetters	der	Namensvettern
dative	einem	dem	Namensvetter	den	Namensvettern
accusative	einen	den	Namensvetter	die	Namensvettern

Further reading

• “Namensvetter” in Duden online
• “Namensvetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache