Nachleben

See also: nachleben

English

Etymology

German Nachleben (“afterlife”).

Noun

Nachleben (plural not attested)

  1. The "afterlife" or "post-life" of an author, work, culture, etc, in the sense of the author's posthumous published work or reputation, the culture's influence, etc.
    • 1996, Schmeling, The Novel in the Ancient World, BRILL, →ISBN, page 488:
      For a Nachleben of the Satyrica which has been potent for many centuries we must look first to writers in Italy and France: […]
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Nachleben.

German

Etymology

nach- +‎ Leben

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌleːbən/
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Noun

Nachleben n (strong, genitive Nachlebens, plural Nachleben)

  1. (chiefly in the singular) afterlife, Nachleben
    • 2022 January 9, Ulrich Gutmair, “Der „Spiegel“ verklärt eigene Geschichte: Nicht sagen, was war”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Wer sich für deutsche Nachkriegsgeschichte und das Nachleben des Nationalsozialismus in der Bundesrepublik interessiert, weiß, dass dem nicht so ist.
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Declension
Declension of Nachleben [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Nachleben die Nachleben
genitive eines des Nachlebens der Nachleben
dative einem dem Nachleben den Nachleben
accusative ein das Nachleben die Nachleben

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