Initiative
See also: initiative
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French initiative.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Initiative f (genitive Initiative, plural Initiativen)
- initiative
- Synonym: Anstoß
- (politics) initiative
Declension
Declension of Initiative [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Initiative | die | Initiativen |
| genitive | einer | der | Initiative | der | Initiativen |
| dative | einer | der | Initiative | den | Initiativen |
| accusative | eine | die | Initiative | die | Initiativen |
Derived terms
- Eigeninitiative, Bürgerinitiative
Further reading
- “Initiative” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Initiative” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Initiative” in Duden online
- Initiative on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de