Onus

See also: onus

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːnʊs/

• Audio:

  (file)

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