Gegenwart

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gegenwart, from Old High German geginwartī, in which the component wart is related with Old High German Werden. "-wart" is cognate to Old English -weard, Old Saxon -ward, Old Norse -varðr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvaʁt/
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Hyphenation: Ge‧gen‧wart

Noun

Gegenwart f (genitive Gegenwart, no plural)

the present
presence (of someone/something)
Synonym: Anwesenheit

Declension

Declension of Gegenwart [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gegenwart
genitive	einer	der	Gegenwart
dative	einer	der	Gegenwart
accusative	eine	die	Gegenwart

Derived terms

Related terms

gegenwartsbezogen
Gegenwartsfilm
Gegenwartsform
Gegenwartskunde
Gegenwartssprache

Further reading

“Gegenwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Gegenwart” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Gegenwart” in Duden online
Gegenwart on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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