Zeitgeist

See also: zeitgeist

English

Noun

Zeitgeist (plural Zeitgeists or Zeitgeister)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist.

Danish

Noun

Zeitgeist

  1. alternative letter-case form of zeitgeist

German

Etymology

Zeit (“time”) +‎ Geist (“ghost”), calque of Latin genius saeculī, commonly attributed to Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsaɪ̯t.ɡaɪ̯st/
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Noun

Zeitgeist m (strong, genitive Zeitgeistes or Zeitgeists, plural Zeitgeister)

  1. spirit of the age; zeitgeist
    • 1769, Johann Gottfried Herder, “Ueber einige Klotzische Schriften”, in Kritische Wälder:
      Und eben dieser Fortgang des stillen Wachsthums ist der auf Münzen bemerkbar? Galt hier nicht einmal für alle Herkommen, Nationalgeschmack, der bleierne Druck des Zeitgeistes?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Zeitgeist [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zeitgeist die Zeitgeister
genitive eines des Zeitgeistes, Zeitgeists der Zeitgeister
dative einem dem Zeitgeist, Zeitgeiste1 den Zeitgeistern
accusative einen den Zeitgeist die Zeitgeister

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → English: zeitgeist

See also

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Zeitgeist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sajd.ɡajst/
  • Rhymes: -ajdɡajst
  • Syllabification: Zeit‧geist

Noun

Zeitgeist m inan

  1. (philosophy) zeitgeist

Declension

Declension of Zeitgeist
singular plural
nominative Zeitgeist Zeitgeisty
genitive Zeitgeistu Zeitgeistów
dative Zeitgeistowi Zeitgeistom
accusative Zeitgeist Zeitgeisty
instrumental Zeitgeistem Zeitgeistami
locative Zeitgeiście Zeitgeistach
vocative Zeitgeiście Zeitgeisty

Further reading

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