Existenz
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Existenz. Doublet of existence.
Noun
Existenz
- (philosophy) Existence; state of existing.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛksɪsˈtɛnt͡s/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Exis‧tenz; pre-1996: Exi‧stenz
Noun
Existenz f (genitive Existenz, plural Existenzen)
Declension
Declension of Existenz [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Existenz | die | Existenzen |
| genitive | einer | der | Existenz | der | Existenzen |
| dative | einer | der | Existenz | den | Existenzen |
| accusative | eine | die | Existenz | die | Existenzen |
Further reading
- “Existenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Existenz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Existenz” in Duden online
- Existenz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de