Etymologie
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEtymologie f (genitive Etymologie, plural Etymologien)
- etymology
- Synonym: Wortgeschichte
Declension
editDeclension of Etymologie [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Etymologie | die | Etymologien |
genitive | einer | der | Etymologie | der | Etymologien |
dative | einer | der | Etymologie | den | Etymologien |
accusative | eine | die | Etymologie | die | Etymologien |
Synonyms
edit- (the study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words): Wortforschung, Wortableitungslehre, Wortbildungslehre
- (an account of the origin and historical development of a word): Wortherkunft, Wortableitung
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Etymologie” in Duden online
- “Etymologie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache