Johannis

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Johannis

  1. (dated) genitive singular of Johannes
    • 1945, Victor Klemperer, So sitze ich denn zwischen allen Stühlen: Tagebücher 1945–1959, Aufbau, published 1999, page 115:
      Es war in wirrsten Tönen eine dunkle biblische Prophezeiung, Stil Offenbarung Johannis.
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Usage notes

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Rarely used in modern German, but still found in compounds such as Johannisbeere and Johanniskraut.