Kennmal
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kennen (“to know”) + Mal (“sign”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kennmal n (strong, genitive Kennmales or Kennmals, plural Kennmale)
- (rare) feature, characteristic mark
- Synonyms: Merkmal, Kennzeichen
- 1930–1943, Robert Musil, “Frühling im Gemüsegarten”, in Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften [The Man Without Qualities], book 2, Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, published 1957:
- Es gibt eben gewisse letzte Kennmale des gesunden Denkens, die man nicht beweisen kann, sondern im Blut haben muß!
- So there are certain last character signs of healthy thought that one cannot prove but needs to have in the blood!
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kennmal [neuter, strong]