Tastsinn

German

Etymology

tasten (“feel, fumble”) +‎ Sinn (“sense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtastzin/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Tastsinn m (strong, genitive Tastsinnes or Tastsinns, no plural)

1. the sense of touch

Declension

Declension of Tastsinn [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tastsinn
genitive	eines	des	Tastsinnes, Tastsinns
dative	einem	dem	Tastsinn, Tastsinne1
accusative	einen	den	Tastsinn

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Tastsinn” in Duden online