Energie

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See also: energie, énergie, and energię

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia, “action, act, work”), from ἐνεργός (energós, “active”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eneʁˈɡiː/, , , ,
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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Energie f (genitive Energie, plural Energien)

  1. energy
    • 1905, Albert Einstein, “Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt [On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light]”, in Annalen der Physik‎, volume 17, number 6, →DOI, archived from the original on 2 November 2019, page 145:
      In die oberflächliche Schicht des Körpers dringen Energiequanten ein, und deren Energie verwandelt sich wenigstens zum Teil in kinetische Energie von Elektronen.
      Energy quanta penetrate the surface layer of the body, and their energy is transformed, at least partially, into kinetic energy of electrons.

Declension

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

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Descendants

Further reading

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