Ungeheuer

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German

Etymology

Nominalization of ungeheuer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnɡəˌhɔɪ̯ɐ/
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Noun

Ungeheuer n (strong, genitive Ungeheuers, plural Ungeheuer)

  1. monster
    • 1886, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Böse[1], section 146:
      Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, daß er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.
      He who fights monsters should see to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.
  2. monstrosity

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