Badeanzug

German

ein Mädchen im Badeanzug — a girl in a swimsuit

Etymology

baden (“to bathe”) +‎ Anzug (“suit”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːdəˌʔanˌtsuːk/ (standard)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbaːdan-/ (casual)
  • IPA^(key): /-ˌtsʊx/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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Noun

Badeanzug m (strong, genitive Badeanzuges or Badeanzugs, plural Badeanzüge)

1. swimsuit; bathing suit; bathing costume (garment worn for swimming, covering at least part of the torso)

Usage notes

• The typical Badeanzug is a one-piece of the kinds most often worn by women and sometimes older men. In a broader sense, the word may also include bikinis. Unlike English usage, however, Badeanzug is never used of mere bathing trunks; for that see Badehose.

Declension

Declension of Badeanzug [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Badeanzug	die	Badeanzüge
genitive	eines	des	Badeanzuges, Badeanzugs	der	Badeanzüge
dative	einem	dem	Badeanzug, Badeanzuge1	den	Badeanzügen
accusative	einen	den	Badeanzug	die	Badeanzüge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Badeanstalt, Badebetrieb, Badehandtuch, Badeente, Badeort, Badesee, Badeufer
• Baumwollanzug, Sportanzug, Turnanzug

Further reading

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