Angesicht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German angesiht (“aspect, view”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanɡəzɪçt/
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Noun

Angesicht n (strong, genitive Angesichts, plural Angesichter)

  1. countenance, visage, face

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

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Angesicht”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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