Andacht

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German andāht, Old High German anadāht (“attention, devotion”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Andacht f (genitive Andacht, plural Andachten)

  1. (singular only, state of devoted attention) devotion
  2. (religion) devotion, devotions, devotional prayer

Declension

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Declension of Andacht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Andacht die Andachten
genitive einer der Andacht der Andachten
dative einer der Andacht den Andachten
accusative eine die Andacht die Andachten

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Andacht”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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