Kenntnis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kenntnisse, kantnisse, kantnüsse, kantnusse, kantnust, kannusse, equivalent to kennen +‎ -t +‎ -nis. Cognate with Hunsrik Kenntniss, Luxembourgish Kenntnes, Yiddish קענטעניש (kentenish).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛntnɪs/
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Noun

Kenntnis f (genitive Kenntnis, plural Kenntnisse)

knowledge
Das entzieht sich meiner Kenntnis.
I don't know.
(literally, “That escapes my knowledge.”)
(in the plural) skills
EDV-Kenntnisse ― computer skills
awareness
science (knowledge gained through study or practice)

Declension

Declension of Kenntnis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kenntnis	die	Kenntnisse
genitive	einer	der	Kenntnis	der	Kenntnisse
dative	einer	der	Kenntnis	den	Kenntnissen
accusative	eine	die	Kenntnis	die	Kenntnisse

Hyponyms

Deutschkenntnis, Englischkenntnis, Französischkenntnis, Mindestkenntnis, Ortskenntnis, Sprachkenntnis f (“language proficiency”), Vorkenntnis

Derived terms

kenntnisreich

Related terms

kennen

See also

Further reading

“Kenntnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Kenntnis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Kenntnis” in Duden online

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