Kenntnis
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kenntnisse, kantnisse, kantnüsse, kantnusse, kantnust, kannusse, equivalent to kennen + -t + -nis. Cognate with Hunsrik Kenntniss, Luxembourgish Kenntnes.
Pronunciation
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 | ||||
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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 |
Derived terms
- Sprachkenntnis f (“language proficiency”)
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