Egoist

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See also: egoist and egoïst

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡoˈɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: Ego‧ist

Noun

Egoist m (weak, genitive Egoisten, plural Egoisten)

  1. egoist
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Studirzimmer”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎:
      Nein nein! der Teufel ist ein Egoist / Und thut nicht leicht um Gottes Willen / Was einem andern nützlich ist.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1998, “Egoist”, in Patrick Ehrlich, Steve van Velvet (lyrics), Out of the Dark (Into the Light), performed by Falco:
      Die ganze Welt dreht sich um mich / Denn ich bin nur ein Egoist / Der Mensch, der mir am nächsten ist / Bin ich, ich bin ein Egoist
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Egoist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Egoist die Egoisten
genitive eines des Egoisten der Egoisten
dative einem dem Egoisten den Egoisten
accusative einen den Egoisten die Egoisten

Further reading

  • “Egoist” in Duden online
  • “Egoist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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