Zeitgeist
See also: zeitgeist
English
Danish
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)
- 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?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Zeitgeist [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Zeitgeist | die | Zeitgeister |
genitive | eines | des | Zeitgeistes, Zeitgeists | der | Zeitgeister |
dative | einem | dem | Zeitgeist, Zeitgeiste1 | den | Zeitgeistern |
accusative | einen | den | Zeitgeist | die | Zeitgeister |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants
- → English: zeitgeist
See also
Further reading
- “Zeitgeist” in Duden online
- “Zeitgeist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Zeitgeist on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sajd.ɡajst/
- Rhymes: -ajdɡajst
- Syllabification: Zeit‧geist
Declension
Further reading
- Zeitgeist in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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