Zoni

See also: zoni

German

Etymology

Zone (“zone”) +‎ -i. Zone is short for Sowjetische Besatzungszone (“Soviet occupation zone”), the common West German name for the GDR before 1970 (and a colloquial name after it).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsoːni/

Noun

Zoni m (strong, genitive Zonis, plural Zonis)

1. (historical, informal) a citizen of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Declension

Declension of Zoni [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zoni	die	Zonis
genitive	eines	des	Zonis	der	Zonis
dative	einem	dem	Zoni	den	Zonis
accusative	einen	den	Zoni	die	Zonis

See also

• Ossi
• Wessi