Heidentum

German

Alternative forms

Heidenthum (pre-1901)

Etymology

Heide +‎ -n- +‎ -tum

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯dn̩tuːm/
Hyphenation: Hei‧den‧tum
Audio (file)

Noun

Heidentum n (strong, genitive Heidentumes or Heidentums, plural Heidentümer)

paganism

Declension

Declension of Heidentum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Heidentum	die	Heidentümer
genitive	eines	des	Heidentumes, Heidentums	der	Heidentümer
dative	einem	dem	Heidentum, Heidentume¹	den	Heidentümern
accusative	ein	das	Heidentum	die	Heidentümer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Neuheidentum

Further reading

“Heidentum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Heidentum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Heidentum” in Duden online

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