Antlitz

German

Alternative forms
  • Andlitz (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German antlitze, from Old High German antlizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *andawliti, from Proto-Germanic *andawlitją. Compare Swedish anlete.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈantˌlɪt͡s/
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Noun

Antlitz n (strong, genitive Antlitzes, plural Antlitze)

  1. (higher register, now chiefly poetic) face, countenance, visage
    Synonyms: Gesicht, Angesicht, (pejorative) Visage, (coarse) Fresse
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs]‎, Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen / Und starrte ihr Bildnis an, / Und das geliebte Antlitz / Heimlich zu leben begann.
      I stood in dark dreams, / And stared at her portrait, / And the beloved face / Secretly began to live.

Declension
Declension of Antlitz [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Antlitz die Antlitze
genitive eines des Antlitzes der Antlitze
dative einem dem Antlitz, Antlitze1 den Antlitzen
accusative ein das Antlitz die Antlitze

1Now rare, see notes.

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