Andacht

See also: aandacht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German andāht, Old High German anadāht (“attention, devotion”).[1]

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Noun

Andacht f (genitive Andacht, plural Andachten)

  1. (singular only, state of devoted attention) devotion
  2. (religion) devotion, devotions, devotional prayer

Declension
Declension of Andacht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Andacht die Andachten
genitive einer der Andacht der Andachten
dative einer der Andacht den Andachten
accusative eine die Andacht die Andachten

Derived terms

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

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