Etymologie
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin etymologia, from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Etymologie f (genitive Etymologie, plural Etymologien)
- etymology
- Synonym: Wortgeschichte
Declension[edit]
Declension of Etymologie [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Etymologie” in Duden online
- “Etymologie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache