Einfühlung

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German

Etymology

einfühlen +‎ -ung, often associated with the writings of Johann Gottfried von Herder (18th c.) and Robert Vischer (19th c.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Einfühlung f (genitive Einfühlung, plural Einfühlungen)

  1. (usually in the singular) empathy

Declension

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: empathy (calque)

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