erkendelse

Danish

Etymology

From erkende +‎ -else

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [æɐ̯ˈkɛnˀəlsə]

Noun

erkendelse c (singular definite erkendelsen, plural indefinite erkendelser)

1. acknowledgment, admission (act of (reluctantly) admitting something previously denied).

   Coordinate term: indrømmelse

2. knowledge or insight achieved through thought, research or experirence
   1. (extended) the ability to reach a deeper insight into reality, the act of reaching such a deeper insight

Declension

Declension of erkendelse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	erkendelse	erkendelsen	erkendelser	erkendelserne
genitive	erkendelses	erkendelsens	erkendelsers	erkendelsernes

See also

• erkendelsesmæssig
• erkendelsesproces
• erkendelsesteori
• selverkendelse

References

• “erkendelse” in Den Danske Ordbog