Gegenwart
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gegenwart, from Old High German geginwartī, in which the component wart is related with Old High German Werden. "-wart" is cognate to Old English -weard, Old Saxon -ward, Old Norse -varðr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gegenwart f (genitive Gegenwart, no plural)
- the present
- presence (of someone/something)
- Synonym: Anwesenheit
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gegenwart [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gegenwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gegenwart” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gegenwart” in Duden online
- Gegenwart on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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