Challenge

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See also: challenge and challengé

German

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English challenge, from Middle English chalenge, from kalange, from Old French chalenge, chalonge, from Old Northern French calenge, calonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁l-, *keh₁l- (“to beguile, deceive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛlənt͡ʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: Chal‧lenge

Noun

Challenge f (genitive Challenge, plural Challenges)

  1. (Internet) social media challenge (fun, sometimes dangerous challenge, sometimes associated with high-profile fundraising)

Declension

Declension of Challenge
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Challenge die Challenges
genitive einer der Challenge der Challenges
dative einer der Challenge den Challenges
accusative eine die Challenge die Challenges

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