Aberglaube
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See also: aberglaube
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German abergloube, from aber (“behind”) and gloube (“belief”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Aberglaube m (weak, genitive Aberglaubens, no plural)
- superstition
- reiner Aberglaube. ― mere superstition.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Aberglaube [sg-only, masculine, weak]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Aberglaube |
genitive | eines | des | Aberglaubens |
dative | einem | dem | Aberglauben |
accusative | einen | den | Aberglauben |
Further reading[edit]
- “Aberglaube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Aberglaube” in Duden online
- “Aberglaube” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Aberglaube”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891