Ohnmacht
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ānmaht, an alteration (due to ān, āne ("without"; > German ohne)) of āmaht, from Old High German *āmaht, suggested by āmahtīg (“powerless”), from ā- (“without”) + maht. Compare Old High German unmaht. More at unmight.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Ohnmacht f (genitive Ohnmacht, plural Ohnmachten)
- faint, fainting
- 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Der Strohhalm:
- Ich habe nicht in Ohnmacht gefallen, ich habe auch nicht geweint.
- I didn't faint, nor did I cry.
- powerlessness, helplessness
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ohnmacht [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Ohnmacht | die | Ohnmachten |
genitive | einer | der | Ohnmacht | der | Ohnmachten |
dative | einer | der | Ohnmacht | den | Ohnmachten |
accusative | eine | die | Ohnmacht | die | Ohnmachten |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Ohnmacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ohnmacht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Ohnmacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Ohnmacht” in Duden online
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