Bewandtnis

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German

Etymology

From obsolete bewandt, from bewenden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈvantnɪs/
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Noun

Bewandtnis f (genitive Bewandtnis, plural Bewandtnisse)

  1. reason, explanation (for something being the particular way it is or someone being the particular way they are)
    Synonyms: Merkmal, Beschaffenheit
    eine besondere Bewandtnis ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      […] und diese Entdeckung hatte den reifen und feinen Mann bis in den Grund seiner Seele erschüttert und begeistert, so, als habe es eine völlig neue, ungeahnte und unerhörte Bewandtnis damit.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Bewandtnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bewandtnis die Bewandtnisse
genitive einer der Bewandtnis der Bewandtnisse
dative einer der Bewandtnis den Bewandtnissen
accusative eine die Bewandtnis die Bewandtnisse

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