Narzissmus
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Haplology of earlier Narzissismus. Coined by Sigmund Freud from Narziss (“character in Greek mythology who became obsessed with his own reflection”) + -ismus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Narzissmus m (strong, genitive Narzissmus, plural (rare) Narzissmen)
Usage notes
[edit]- The spelling Narzissmus has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Narzißmus) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Narzissmus [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Narzissmus | die | Narzissmen1 |
| genitive | eines | des | Narzissmus | der | Narzissmen1 |
| dative | einem | dem | Narzissmus | den | Narzissmen1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Narzissmus | die | Narzissmen1 |
1Rare.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Narzissmus” in Duden online
Narzissmus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
