Elternschaft

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German

Etymology

From Eltern (“parents”) +‎ -schaft (“-ship, -hood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛltɐnʃaft/
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Noun

Elternschaft f (genitive Elternschaft, plural Elternschaften) (plural seldom)

  1. parenthood (state of being parents), parenting (process of raising and educating a child)
  2. (collective noun) parents (of a school or community as a whole)

Declension

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

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