Ehrgeiz

German

Etymology

Ehr (“honour”) +‎ Geiz (“greed”)

Pronunciation
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Noun

Ehrgeiz m (strong, genitive Ehrgeizes, plural Ehrgeize)

  1. ambition

Declension
Declension of Ehrgeiz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ehrgeiz die Ehrgeize
genitive eines des Ehrgeizes der Ehrgeize
dative einem dem Ehrgeiz, Ehrgeize1 den Ehrgeizen
accusative einen den Ehrgeiz die Ehrgeize

1Now rare, see notes.

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See also

Further reading
  • “Ehrgeiz” in Duden online
  • “Ehrgeiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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