Zeitgeist

See also: zeitgeist

English

Noun

Zeitgeist (plural Zeitgeists or Zeitgeister)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist

Danish

Noun

Zeitgeist

  1. Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist

German

Etymology

Zeit (time) + Geist (ghost), calque of Latin genius saeculī, commonly attributed to Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯t.ɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun

Zeitgeist m (strong, genitive Zeitgeistes or Zeitgeists, plural Zeitgeister)

  1. spirit of the age; zeitgeist
    • 1769, Johann Gottfried Herder, “Ueber einige Klotzische Schriften”, in Kritische Wälder:
      Und eben dieser Fortgang des stillen Wachsthums ist der auf Münzen bemerkbar? Galt hier nicht einmal für alle Herkommen, Nationalgeschmack, der bleierne Druck des Zeitgeistes?
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Declension

Descendants

  • English: zeitgeist

See also

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sajd.ɡajst/
  • Rhymes: -ajdɡajst
  • Syllabification: Zeit‧geist

Noun

Zeitgeist m inan

  1. (philosophy) zeitgeist

Declension

Further reading

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