Konsens

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsēnsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.zɛns/, /kɔnˈzɛns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnzɛns, -ɛns
  • Hyphenation: Kon‧sens

Noun

Konsens m (strong, genitive Konsenses or Konsens, plural Konsense)

  2. consensus (general agreement)
    Synonyms: Einigkeit, Einvernehmen, Übereinkunft, Übereinstimmung
    Antonyms: Dissens, Meinungsverschiedenheit, Uneinigkeit

Usage notes

The noun can be stressed either on the first or the second syllable, both being roughly equally common. With stress on the first syllable the genitive singular is usually des Konsens; with stress on the second syllable it is usually des Konsenses.

Declension

Declension of Konsens [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Konsens die Konsense
genitive eines des Konsenses, Konsens der Konsense
dative einem dem Konsens den Konsensen
accusative einen den Konsens die Konsense

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Konsens” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Konsens” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Konsens” in Duden online
  • “Konsens” in OpenThesaurus.de
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