Onus

See also: onus

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːnʊs/
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Noun

Onus n (strong, genitive Onus, plural Onera)

  1. (dated, law) onus
    Synonym: Beweislast

Declension
Declension of Onus [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Onus die Onera
genitive eines des Onus der Onera
dative einem dem Onus den Onera
accusative ein das Onus die Onera

Further reading
  • “Onus” in Duden online
  • “Onus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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