Gnade

See also: gnade

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gnāde, genāde, from Old High German gināda, reconstructible as Proto-West Germanic *ganāþu; o-construct of a verb attested only in Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (niþan, “to help”), from Proto-Germanic *nēþō, from Proto-Indo-European *nēt-eh₂-. Compare Dutch genade, Old Saxon gināða, nāða.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnaːdə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gna‧de

Noun

Gnade f (genitive Gnade, plural Gnaden)

  1. (uncountable) grace, mercy, graciousness
    Er flehte um Gnade. ― He begged for mercy.
    Zustand der Gnade ― state of grace, the state of being redeemed by God such that one goes to Heaven if one dies in this state
    Nach katholischer Lehre verlässt der Getaufte den Zustand der Gnade durch die Begehung einer Todsünde. ― According to Catholic teaching, a baptised person leaves the state of grace by committing a mortal sin.
  2. (countable) a grace, an act of mercy or graciousness; something good that one cannot control or does not deserve
    Der Tod war eine Gnade für sie. ― Death was a grace for her.
  3. (law) pardon, clemency
    Gnadengesuch ― clemency plea

Declension
Declension of Gnade [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gnade die Gnaden
genitive einer der Gnade der Gnaden
dative einer der Gnade den Gnaden
accusative eine die Gnade die Gnaden

Derived terms
Expressions
  • aus der Gnade fallen
  • Gnade vor Recht gehen lassen

Further reading
  • “Gnade” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Gnade” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Gnade” in Duden online
  • Gnade on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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