Empfängnis

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German enphencnisse, from Old High German intfangnissa. Equivalent to empfangen +‎ -nis. Originally synonymous with Empfang. In modern German, the two nouns have come to be distinguished semantically.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Empfängnis f (genitive Empfängnis, plural Empfängnisse)

  1. conception; the act of becoming pregnant
    unbefleckte Empfängnis. ― immaculate conception.

Declension

Declension of Empfängnis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Empfängnis die Empfängnisse
genitive einer der Empfängnis der Empfängnisse
dative einer der Empfängnis den Empfängnissen
accusative eine die Empfängnis die Empfängnisse

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Further reading

  • “Empfängnis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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