Hypothek

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hypoˈteːk/

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Noun

Hypothek f (genitive Hypothek, plural Hypotheken)

1. mortgage

Declension

Declension of Hypothek [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hypothek	die	Hypotheken
genitive	einer	der	Hypothek	der	Hypotheken
dative	einer	der	Hypothek	den	Hypotheken
accusative	eine	die	Hypothek	die	Hypotheken

Descendants

• → Polish: hipoteka

Further reading

• “Hypothek” in Duden online
• “Hypothek” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache