Ohnmacht
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ānmaht, an alteration (due to ān, āne ("without"; > German ohne)) of āmaht, from Old High German *āmaht, suggested by āmahtīg (“powerless”), from ā- (“without”) + maht. Compare Old High German unmaht. More at unmight.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ohnmacht f (genitive Ohnmacht, plural Ohnmachten)
- faint, fainting
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Der Strohhalm’:
- Ich habe nicht in Ohnmacht gefallen, ich habe auch nicht geweint.
- I didn't faint, nor did I cry.
- Ich habe nicht in Ohnmacht gefallen, ich habe auch nicht geweint.
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, ‘Der Strohhalm’:
- powerlessness, helplessness
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- Ohnmacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Ohnmacht” in Duden online
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