Hindernis

See also: hindernis

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hindernisse. By surface analysis, hindern +‎ -nis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndɐnɪs/
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Noun

Hindernis n (strong, genitive Hindernisses, plural Hindernisse)

obstacle

Declension

Declension of Hindernis [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hindernis	die	Hindernisse
genitive	eines	des	Hindernisses	der	Hindernisse
dative	einem	dem	Hindernis, Hindernisse¹	den	Hindernissen
accusative	ein	das	Hindernis	die	Hindernisse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Hindernislauf
Hindernisrennen

Further reading

“Hindernis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hindernis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hindernis” in Duden online
“Hindernis” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hindernis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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