Bonze

Bonze

See also: bonze

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French bonze.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔntsə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Bonze m (weak, genitive Bonzen, plural Bonzen)

    1. bonze (Buddhist priest in Japan)
    2. (derogatory) self-interested dignitary
    3. (derogatory) capitalist, fat cat; leading figure of the propertied class
    4. (derogatory, informal) rich person; bigwig

    Declension

    Declension of Bonze [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Bonze die Bonzen
    genitive eines des Bonzen der Bonzen
    dative einem dem Bonzen den Bonzen
    accusative einen den Bonzen die Bonzen

    See also

    Further reading

    • “Bonze” in Duden online
    • “Bonze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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