Gedächtnis
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gedæhtnisse, gedæhtnüsse, from Old High German githehtnissī. By surface analysis, gedacht + -nis. Cognate with Dutch gedachtenis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gedächtnis n (strong, genitive Gedächtnisses, plural Gedächtnisse)
- memory (ability to recall)
- fotografisches Gedächtnis. ― photographic memory.
- (poetic, chiefly Christianity) remembrance
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gedächtnis [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Gedächtnis | die | Gedächtnisse |
genitive | eines | des | Gedächtnisses | der | Gedächtnisse |
dative | einem | dem | Gedächtnis, Gedächtnisse1 | den | Gedächtnissen |
accusative | ein | das | Gedächtnis | die | Gedächtnisse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Meronyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gedächtnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gedächtnis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gedächtnis” in Duden online
- Gedächtnis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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