Geisteswissenschaft
German
Etymology
From Geist + -es- + Wissenschaft (“science”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯stəsˌvɪsn̩ʃaft/
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Noun
Geisteswissenschaft f (genitive Geisteswissenschaft, plural Geisteswissenschaften)
- humanities, liberal arts, Geisteswissenschaften (the branch of learning that includes the arts, classics, philosophy and history etc.)
- an individual humanities subject
Usage notes
Like in English ("humanities"), the word in German is more often used in the plural than in the singular.
See the Wikipedia entry Geisteswissenschaften to understand how it differs from the English broad discipline of the Humanities.
Declension
Declension of Geisteswissenschaft [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Geisteswissenschaft | die | Geisteswissenschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Geisteswissenschaft | der | Geisteswissenschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Geisteswissenschaft | den | Geisteswissenschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Geisteswissenschaft | die | Geisteswissenschaften |
Derived terms
- Geisteswissenschaftler (“humanities scholar”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Geisteswissenschaft” in Duden online
- “Geisteswissenschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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