Einbildung
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German īnbildunge (“imprinting”). By surface analysis, einbilden + -ung.
Pronunciation
Noun
Einbildung f (genitive Einbildung, plural Einbildungen)
- illusion, imagination
- conceit (“overly high self-esteem”)
Declension
Declension of Einbildung
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Einbildung | die | Einbildungen |
| genitive | einer | der | Einbildung | der | Einbildungen |
| dative | einer | der | Einbildung | den | Einbildungen |
| accusative | eine | die | Einbildung | die | Einbildungen |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Einbildung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Einbildung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Einbildung” in Duden online
Einbildung on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
