Konsens

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.zɛns/, /kɔnˈzɛns/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnzɛns, -ɛns
• Hyphenation: Kon‧sens

Noun

Konsens m (strong, genitive Konsenses or Konsens, plural Konsense)

2. consensus (general agreement)

   Synonyms: Einigkeit, Einvernehmen, Übereinkunft, Übereinstimmung

   Antonyms: Dissens, Meinungsverschiedenheit, Uneinigkeit

Usage notes

The noun can be stressed either on the first or the second syllable, both being roughly equally common. With stress on the first syllable the genitive singular is usually des Konsens; with stress on the second syllable it is usually des Konsenses.

Declension

Declension of Konsens [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Konsens	die	Konsense
genitive	eines	des	Konsenses, Konsens	der	Konsense
dative	einem	dem	Konsens	den	Konsensen
accusative	einen	den	Konsens	die	Konsense

Derived terms

• konsensfähig

Further reading

• “Konsens”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Konsens” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Konsens” in Duden online
• “Konsens” in OpenThesaurus.de