Konzil

German

Etymology

From Middle High German concili, concilje (13th c.), from Latin concilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈt͡siːl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːl

Noun

Konzil n (strong, genitive Konzils, plural Konzilien or Konzile)

1. (Christianity) church council, synod (congress of bishops called to decide bindingly on important issues)

   das Erste Nicänische Konzil ― the First Council of Nicaea

Usage notes

• Although Synode was formerly a synonym, this is no longer the case in contemporary German; see there for more.

Declension

Declension of Konzil [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Konzil	die	Konzilien, Konzile
genitive	eines	des	Konzils	der	Konzilien, Konzile
dative	einem	dem	Konzil	den	Konzilien, Konzilen
accusative	ein	das	Konzil	die	Konzilien, Konzile

Further reading

• “Konzil” in Duden online