Prophetie

German

Alternative forms

• Prophetei, Prophezei (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German prophētīe, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía). By surface analysis, Prophet +‎ -ie. The regular forms are those in -ei, the contemporary vocalism is due to learned relatinization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁofeˈtiː/

Noun

Prophetie f (genitive Prophetie, plural Prophetien)

1. prophecy (something prophesied)

   Synonym: Prophezeiung

2. prophethood, inspiration (divine insight)

   Synonyms: Prophetentum, prophetische Gabe, Inspiration

Declension

Declension of Prophetie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Prophetie	die	Prophetien
genitive	einer	der	Prophetie	der	Prophetien
dative	einer	der	Prophetie	den	Prophetien
accusative	eine	die	Prophetie	die	Prophetien

Related terms

• prophezeien