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Jenseits

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German

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 Jenseits on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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18th-century nominalization of the adverb jenseits (on that side). Equivalent to jene (that) +‎ Seite (side) +‎ -s (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːnzaɪ̯ts/, (slightly dated) /ˈjɛnzaɪ̯ts/
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Noun

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Jenseits n (strong, genitive Jenseits, no plural)

  1. (metaphysical) the beyond, the hereafter, the afterlife
    Antonym: Diesseits

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Proper noun

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Jenseits

  1. a district of the German town of Tübingen

Further reading

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  • Jenseits” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Jenseits” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Jenseits” in Duden online